In memory of Steve de Pinto
Jan. 14, 1955 - Nov. 18, 2018
It is with great sorrow that Centennial
Optical announces the sudden passing of
our President, our leader, mentor and
friend, Steve de Pinto on Nov. 18, 2018.
After completing his MBA degree at the
University of Toronto, Steve became the
driving force in building Centennial’s lens
business as Vice-President, taking on
the overall management of the company
in 2006, when he became the company’s
President and CEO.
An avid chess player, reader and thinker,
Steve embodied Centennial’s founding
principles of integrity, fairness and true
partnership with suppliers and customers,
as established by his father Roger, who
founded Centennial in 1967.
Steve cared deeply about the employees of
Centennial and applied the same princi-
ples of fairness and respect with each
member of the Centennial family.
4 EYE FOCUS December Digital 2018
Highly respected throughout the industry,
Steve established many successful relation-
ships with suppliers and customers. The
Centennial Optical team is committed to
continuing Steve’s legacy, working together
with our partners to grow Centennial as he
envisioned, providing the best in products
and service to the optical industry.
We extend our deepest sympathies to
his parents Roger and Denise de Pinto,
his daughter Arielle, son Shael, sister
Carole, partner Tracy Calvert, and his
extended family. Much loved, Steve will
be greatly missed by all of us. Donations
in tribute to Steve may be made to the
Odette Cancer Centre of Sunnybrook
Health Sciences Centre at
www.donate.sunnybrook.ca/tribute.