Trustee Focus: Ryan Mair
Canadian Print Scholarships is proud to recognize Ryan Mair as a Trustee whose career reflects steady leadership, deep operational knowledge, and a genuine commitment to students entering the printing industry. From storefront experience to national strategy, he understands what it takes to deliver print and services at scale while keeping people and customer outcomes at the centre of every decision.
Celebrating Ryan’s Leadership
Ryan has built a long and varied career at Staples Canada, progressing through roles that span operations, sales, merchandising, and enterprise leadership. Over more than three decades with the organization, he has helped guide print and services teams through shifting customer expectations, new technologies, and the growing demand for fast, reliable, and high quality graphic communications.
Today, as Chief Services Officer, he brings an enterprise view to service excellence, team development, and performance. His background includes leading Copy and Print operations, overseeing national sales and operations, and serving as Vice President, Print, experiences that ground his perspective in both the day-to-day realities of production and the long-range planning required to keep print relevant for businesses and communities. Along the way, his focus on team building and talent development has remained a constant, reflecting a leadership style that invests in people as the foundation for sustainable results.
In Their Own Words
The graphic communications industry is rapidly changing to meet the needs of consumers and businesses of all sizes. The industry is more relevant than ever in a marketplace that is grappling with a seismic shift in norms. That’s why attracting talented young people to the roles that make up this exciting industry is so critical. The mission of Canadian Print Scholarships is well aligned to this purpose and I’m excited to work alongside this team of industry leaders to achieve its goals.
Supporting the Next Generation
For Ryan, scholarships are not only financial support, they are a practical signal to students that the industry is paying attention and making room for new professionals. His Board involvement helps strengthen connections between education and employment, and it reinforces a shared responsibility across the print community to prepare graduates for real roles in production, customer service, sales, operations, and emerging specialties that keep the sector moving forward.
Inspiring Industry Involvement
Leaders like Ryan show how companies, educators, and individual supporters can contribute in ways that last. By lending his time and experience, he encourages a culture of participation where donors see clear outcomes, schools see industry engagement, and students gain confidence that there is a future for them in graphic communications. That kind of visible leadership helps grow a stronger, more connected network around scholarship recipients.
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“The mission of Canadian Print Scholarships is to attract the brightest and best students available to the graphic communications industry by providing financial assistance to enroll and continue in a post-secondary management or technical program at an approved institution.”
