StackAdapt co-founder and CEO Vitaly Pecherskiy named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40®

Toronto, ON – September 16, 2026 – StackAdapt (www.stackadapt.com), the leading AI advertising and orchestration platform, is pleased to congratulate Co-founder and CEO Vitaly Pecherskiy, who has been honoured as a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40^® Award for 2026. 

Since co-founding StackAdapt in 2014, Pecherskiy has helped build the company from an early-stage startup into a global technology company trusted by thousands of brands and agencies around the world. Under his leadership, StackAdapt has grown to more than 1,800 employees worldwide, while remaining focused on building its technology in-house and advancing the role of AI in how marketers plan, execute, and optimize their campaigns.

“I’m honoured to receive this recognition,” said Pecherskiy. “When we started StackAdapt, our goal was simple: build technology that makes marketers more successful. Everything we’ve built is thanks to our incredible team, but on a personal level, this achievement belongs just as much to my wife, my business partners, and my support system. Without them, none of this would be possible.”

Over the past decade, Pecherskiy has helped guide StackAdapt through a rapidly changing advertising and technology landscape, expanding the company’s capabilities from its programmatic roots into a broader AI-powered advertising platform. Under his leadership, StackAdapt has been recognized as one of the best workplaces in Canada and one of the best workplaces in advertising and marketing. 

Today, StackAdapt enables marketers to bring paid and owned media together in one platform, with capabilities spanning connected TV (CTV), display, native, digital out-of-home (DOOH), audio, email, and more. The company continues to invest heavily in AI and automation—including with its recently launched AI advertising hub, Ivy Studio™, which helps advertisers plan, optimize, analyze, and execute campaigns in one place—to simplify increasingly complex marketing workflows and help marketers drive stronger business outcomes.

About Canada’s Top 40 Under 40^®

Canada’s Top 40 Under 40^® is an annual leadership award that recognizes exceptional achievement by 40 outstanding Canadians who are under the age of 40. The program is supported by several prominent organizations, all enthusiastically committed to the success of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40^®. They include:

• Presenting Partner Tourmaline Oil Corp.
• Founder and Managing Partner Caldwell
• Media Partner Financial Post
• National Sponsor Deloitte Canada
• Travel Partner Air Canada
• Event Sponsor Ewing Morris & Co.
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Founded in 1995 by Caldwell, Canada’s Top 40 Under 40^® is one of Canada’s most recognized awards for outstanding young leaders. Honourees are young professionals from a diverse range of sectors across Canada. Top 40 alumni now include hundreds of nationally and internationally prominent CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs and community leaders in the private, public, and social economy sectors.

The independent Top 40 Advisory Board, comprising 18 respected leaders from across Canada, met on June 10, 2026 to select the honourees from a list developed by Caldwell. Candidates were assessed on five key criteria: Career Progression, Leadership, Vision & Innovation, Community Involvement & Corporate Social Responsibility, and Impact & Influence.

The 2026 Honourees were announced today in the Financial Post. Recipients will gather this evening in Toronto at a celebratory event hosted by Deloitte Canada. They will also be honoured at the Top 40 National Celebrations in Toronto in October, including the Top 40 Awards Night to be held at Malaparte in the TIFF Bell Lightbox on October 21, 2026.

For the full list of honourees and alumni, please visit: Canadastop40under40.com

About StackAdapt

StackAdapt is the leading AI advertising and orchestration platform marketers rely on to drive brand growth and revenue. Built entirely in-house with an easy-to-use interface, StackAdapt unifies programmatic and owned channels—including CTV, DOOH, display, native, audio, email, and more—into one seamless experience. The platform makes it easy to find the right audience, personalize creative, run campaigns, optimize, and measure results in one place. Trusted by the most forward-thinking brands and agencies, StackAdapt combines speed of innovation, deep vertical expertise, and partnership that powers real business growth. For further information, visit www.stackadapt.com

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