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PRIVATE EQUITY ADVISORS
Jalynn Bennett
Jalynn is President of Jalynn H. Bennett and Associates Ltd., a Toronto-based consultancy specializing in strategic planning and organizational development. She is a director of numerous corporations, including CIBC. Jalynn is a member of the Order of Canada, a past Director of the Bank of Canada, a past Chair of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board Investment Committee, and a past Commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission.
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Roger Dickhout
Roger is currently CEO of Pineridge Foods Inc., a company he formed with RoyNat Capital and Swander Pace Capital to build a portfolio of specialty food brand manufacturers in Canada. Their first acquisition was Liberty Brand Products in August 2004. Previously, Roger was CEO of Canada Bread Company, a publicly traded company with approximately $1 billion in sales, and a partner at McKinsey & Company.
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Greg Kiessling
Greg is President of Up Capital Ltd., a private investment company, and Chair of Bullfrog Power, Ontario's first green energy retailer. Greg was co-founder, Chair and CEO of Sitraka (originally KL Group), formed in 1989. Sitraka, Canada's largest self-financed software company, was sold to Quest Software (NASDAQ: QSFT) in November 2002.
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Bill Lambert
Bill serves as a Special Partner at Birch Hill Equity Partners, a private equity partnership that has $1.7 billion in capital under management. Birch Hill is a leader in mid-market buyout private equity in Canada. Bill sits on the boards of several companies including Marsulex Inc., a Toronto-based environmental services company. Bill received his M.B.A. from York University and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Rick McGraw
Rick is co-founder of Vitran Corporation, a large Canadian-based trucking and logistics company. He was President and CEO for 19 years until 2002, when he became non-executive Chair. He is also founder of Parkway Automotive investments, which owns a majority interest in two of the largest Honda automotive dealerships in Canada. He is currently a Director of Vitran Corporation (TSX and ASE) and Exco Technologies (TSX).
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PUBLIC EQUITY ADVISORS
Electa Aust
Electa Aust has over 25 years experience in the investment industry, most recently as Vice-President and senior Canadian equity portfolio manager with KBSH Capital Management, where she was responsible for more than $3 billion in assets. Prior to KBSH, Electa was a director and a top-ranked mining and metals analyst at both Bunting Warburg Inc. and Wood Gundy Inc. She also served for 3 years on the Board of Directors of the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts. With both an Honours BA and MBA from the University of Toronto and a CFA designation, Electa is currently a candidate for a BFA at the Ontario College of Art and Design.
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Stephen Griggs
Stephen Griggs is a financial services executive with significant experience in the retail, high net worth and institutional investment management industry in Canada. Most recently, he was the President and CEO of Legg Mason Canada Inc., with responsibility for the Canadian operations of Legg Mason, Inc., one of the world’s top 5 global investment management firms with assets under management of nearly $1 trillion.
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Steve Swaffield
Steve is currently Managing Director, Investment Banking & Head of PVC at Canaccord Adams based in Vancouver. Prior to Canaccord, he was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Terasen Inc. where he executed the sale of the company to Kinder Morgan Inc. Steve spent nine years with RBC Capital Markets as an investment banker. He also worked for six years in the energy industry and holds a BA and MA in Engineering Science from Oxford University and an MBA from INSEAD, France.
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SEED STAGE ADVISORS
Paul Bradley
Mr. Paul Bradley is the founder and managing director of PJB Energy Solutions, a direct investment and financial advisory organization dedicated to promoting responsible energy usage and production, clean technologies, renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation. Prior to starting PJB Energy Solutions, Paul served as Vice President, Electricity Resources for the Ontario Power Authority, from June 2005 to June 2007. Prior to OPA, Mr. Bradley was Executive Director of CIBC World Markets Investment Banking / Power & Utilities group. Paul has also held a number of domestic and international positions at Duke Energy Corp.
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George Butterfield
George Butterfield, a Toronto entrepreneur, has been in business with family and other partners in various fields for over 40 years. George particularly enjoys start-ups. His own successes have been: Butterfield & Robinson Travel – George’s major work focus, a company that has become North America’s hallmark for excellence; Butterfield & Company, Bermuda’s major food importer and distributor; restaurants, land & condominium developments; and health care. Currently George has relinquished practically all of his on-line commitments and is focused on investing in clean tech companies and in community service for greening up and cleaning up our planet.
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