Ricky Neckles

Ricky Neckles is a Grenadian-born Canadian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Neckles Global Enterprise Inc. and co-founder of TNTech Canada.

He is a mechanical engineer that has served as Chapter President for the University of Toronto National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), with a membership of 33,000. In 2014, Neckles was recognized by Metro News as a Torontonian Making a Difference in Canada with Certified Ace. Additionally, Neckles is also a guest lecturer with appearances at the Youth Gang Prevention/Intervention Program Graduation and United Black Students Conference in 2011.

Neckles graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. He was an intern at Nortel Networks with the role business development analyst.

Career Neckles’ business career started at Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, where he was one of the youngest recruits and the youngest to be appointed to the position of management consultant analyst. He started his first company, TNTech Canada, a leading supplier and distributor of on-site paging services in Canada.

Other activities Neckles founded the Youth Legacy Program to encourage youth to pursue education in science, technology, engineering and math by exposing youth to fields they normally would not have access to. The Youth Legacy Program also promotes and develops academic, technical, and leadership skills for students in primary and secondary schools. In 2012, he was a panelist at the recent UFSC, Urban Financial Services Coalition-Toronto Chapter International Conference where the focus was on building role models in diverse communities.