Elevata names Dave Lindon CEO to drive Canadian growth

Elevata appointed Dave Lindon chief executive officer as the Toronto-based AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner pushes deeper into Canada after a record third quarter. The company also expanded responsibilities for its co-founders as it scales AI delivery, partner channels and AWS-led engineering.

Why it matters: - Elevata is trying to turn strong AWS demand into a bigger Canadian business. - The leadership shakeup puts an experienced local operator in charge of that expansion. - The move also signals a shift from founder-led execution to a more specialized operating model.

What happened: - Elevata named Dave Lindon chief executive officer to lead its next phase of growth in Canada. - Lindon had been serving as Elevata’s general manager before the promotion. - Co-founder Bruno Machado Valerio will serve as chief AI officer. - Co-founder Luciana Prieto will serve as VP, Commercial. - The announcement came after Elevata reported a record third quarter in 2026.

The details: - Elevata said the third quarter influenced tens of millions of U.S. dollars in annualized AWS revenue. - Elevata also said partner-originated AWS revenues grew by up to 2,000% year over year. - Lindon previously built and led OpsGuru’s Canadian business. - During Lindon’s tenure, OpsGuru reached AWS Premier Tier status and won three Canadian Partner of the Year awards. - Elevata said its delivery model uses reusable accelerators and integration blueprints to cut repetitive engineering work. - The company said that structure lets engineers focus on architecture, integrations and business logic specific to each customer. - AWS Canada named Elevata a launch partner for the AWS Partner Innovation Hub in Toronto. - Elevata said its Canadian practice combines a Toronto presence and Canadian business-hours support with engineering teams in Canada, Europe and Brazil. - Elevata said its delivery teams design around customer data residency, privacy and AWS Region requirements. - AWS remains the foundation of Elevata’s engineering practice. - Elevata’s OpenAI Services Partner relationship adds AI implementation capabilities for customers’ existing AWS environments. - Elevata’s Coralogix partnership supports observability and ongoing operations. - Elevata said it has delivered more than 400 AWS projects. - The company says it holds AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner status plus Generative AI and Small and Medium Business Competencies. - Elevata is an AI-native engineering company focused on AI, data and cloud systems on AWS. - More information is available on Elevata’s website and Elevata on LinkedIn.

Between the lines: - Elevata is packaging AI work as repeatable delivery, not one-off custom engineering. - Lindon’s background in scaling an AWS partner business suggests Elevata wants faster channel growth, not just technical expansion. - The co-founder role changes suggest the company is separating product, commercial and AI strategy responsibilities as it grows.

What's next: - Lindon will lead Elevata’s Canadian expansion and broader growth push. - Valerio will steer AI strategy across client delivery and internal operations. - Prieto will drive sales, partnerships and marketing. - Elevata is likely to lean on AWS partner programs and its Toronto hub as it scales production-ready AI deployments. - The company’s next test will be whether its reusable delivery model can keep growth high while preserving customer-specific IP and requirements.