Eugene Melnyk

Eugene Melnyk is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Neurolign Technologies Incorporated. Eugene began his career by creating the medical publishing company Trimel Corporation. He then went on to become Founder and Chairman of Biovail Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on research and development of advanced drug delivery technologies.

Under his leadership, Biovail became Canada’s largest publicly traded pharmaceutical company, generating more than $1 billion in annual revenue. Eugene assumed the role of sole Owner, Governor, and Chairman of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and Canadian Tire Centre on August 26, 2003. Under Melnyk’s ownership of the Senators, the team has made the playoffs on 9 occasions, including 2 trips to the Eastern Conference Final and 1 appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.

Eugene is involved in many philanthropic endeavors, mainly in the areas of childcare, medical research, and organ donation. He has close ties with military charities and is a proud supporter of the Armed Forces. In recognition, in September 2014, Canada’s then Minister of National Defence, the Honorable Rob Nicholson, appointed Melnyk as the Honorary Colonel of the 414 Electronic Warfare Squadron of the Canadian Armed Forces.