Adriana Mercader
Adriana Mercader is the CEO of Flexahopper Plastics Ltd., a leading Canadian rotational moulding manufacturer, where she has built her career since joining the company in 2009 and has served as CEO since 2022. She holds an Executive MBA from the Haskayne School of Business and brings extensive experience in manufacturing, strategy, business development and organizational leadership.
An entrepreneur at heart, Adriana is also the founder of Pickle Point Centre, Southern Alberta’s first purpose-built indoor pickleball facility. She brought the idea to life from the ground up, creating a space that combines sport, community and connection and reflects her passion for building businesses that bring people together.
Adriana is deeply involved in Southern Alberta’s business and manufacturing community. She is a founding member of the Lethbridge Manufacturing Association and previously served as Board Chair and President of Economic Development Lethbridge. Through these roles, she has championed regional economic development, strengthened the manufacturing sector and fostered greater collaboration across the business community. Her contributions to the region were recognized by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce when she was named Lethbridge’s Top 40 Under 40.
She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Alberta Cancer Foundation, where she brings a Southern Alberta perspective to the table and advocates for the region, helping ensure its communities and priorities are represented at the provincial level.
Originally from Mexico City, Adriana moved to Canada in 2008 and now proudly calls Lethbridge “her city.” She is a mom of two teenage boys who are her favourite travel partners, and together they’re on a mission to visit every country in the world.