Bringing 50 Afghan Families to Guelph

Jim Estill

President & CEO, Danby Appliances

Jim Estill is CEO of Danby Appliances.

Danby Appliances is a niche manufacturer of specialty appliances, which manufactures and distributes over 2,000,000 appliances per year.  Jim Estill is leveraging his tech background to create new markets and products for Danby such as the Danby Parcel Guard.

Jim is a Canadian technology entrepreneur, executive, and philanthropist. He started his first computer distribution business from the trunk of his car while in university and grew that business to $2 Billion in sales. 

Jim has invested in, mentored, and advised over 150 technology companies including Blackberry.  He joined their board before they went public and served for 13 years.