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Management Team

HARVEY SCHOTT

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Harvey has nearly 30 years of leadership experience in a variety of industries and brings significant depth in terms of operational experience, business development, acquisitions, and post-acquisition integration. Harvey co-founded a company called Aetas Health Care Inc., a home health care company which was later acquired by a large national healthcare company and is currently a portfolio company of a Canadian pension fund. Harvey was recently the chief executive officer of an oilfield safety company and prior to that was the executive vice president of a western Canadian based private equity firm.

 

Recently, Harvey had the privilege to work with a non-profit organization in Nepal as the senior operations manager assisting with disaster relief efforts after the two devastating earthquakes in 2015. He also provided advisory services to assist with the establishment of a permanent in-country office located in Greece in support of the Syrian refugee crisis in 2016. Harvey is a Chartered Professional Account (CPA, CMA).

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JEFF BLOCK

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Jeff has a wide range of professional experience which includes operational experience, acquisitions, financings, and working closely with management teams to achieve the next stage of their growth. Jeff previously worked as the Vice President of Investments at a western Canadian based private equity firm where he was responsible for sourcing and analyzing opportunities, performing due diligence, negotiations and working with portfolio companies on their strategic plans. Jeff also has experience starting and operating a rail construction and maintenance division for a family owned construction conglomerate.

Jeff is a designated Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) and has experience working for Ernst & Young in their corporate finance, restructuring and audit groups. Jeff is originally from Manitoba where he received his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the I.H. Asper School of Business.

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BARCLAY LAUGHLAND

Co-Founder and Director

Barclay has a depth of experience in the areas of corporate finance, investment fund management, mergers and acquisitions, debt/equity financings, structuring and business management. He is presently a partner with Agcapita Partners L.P., one of Canada’s most experienced agricultural investment fund managers and, until January 2016, was Vice-President, Corporate Affairs at a western Canadian based publicly-traded investment company.  Prior to 2009, Barclay was President of a private technology development company focused on hydrocarbon extraction technology.  Earlier in his career, Barclay was a partner in the corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions practice group in the Calgary office of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, where he advised public and private companies, venture capitalists and private equity funds covering a broad range of matters related to business transactions, corporate finance, reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions, including a focus on alternative transaction and investment structures.

 

Barclay is originally from Saskatchewan where he received his Bachelor of Commerce (Great Distinction) and Juris Doctor (Distinction) degrees, both from the University of Saskatchewan.

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WRAY STANNARD

Advisory Board Member

Wray recently retired from the role of Managing Partner, Roynat Equity Partners. In his role, Wray managed the Canadian team responsible for making equity investments with a particular focus on assisting businesses with expansion capital and capital to facilitate business transition. Wray also represented Roynat on the board of directors of companies in which Roynat was invested. His focus has been on finding innovative ways of meeting client needs, and this has defined his career with Roynat. Wray was involved with, or had oversight of, more than 300 equity and debt investments and the deployment of in excess of one billion of capital. Since joining Roynat in 1988 he held progressively more senior positions including Managing Director of Equity for Western Canada, and Regional Vice President, Western Region. Wray is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA).

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