Geoff McCord’s professional career spans 33 years as a senior financial and operations level executive for several financial organizations, including 11 years at Connor, Clark and Co., a Toronto based investment dealer where Geoff served as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations and 10 years at IPC Financial Network Inc.
At IPC Financial Network Inc., a publicly traded financial services consolidator, Mr. McCord served in a number of roles including Executive Vice–President and Chief Operating Officer, as well as President of IPC Securities Corporation, IPC’s Investment dealer. Mr. McCord also spent four years as Managing Director of Thorn Tree Technology Corporation, a start-up technology firm focused on developing light-weight materials for applications in the automotive industry.
Geoff holds a B.Comm from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario and is a CPA,CA.
Mr. Stevens is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder with over a decade of experience in the capital markets, first as an investment analyst with Salman Partners Inc. and subsequently as a merchant and investment banker. While at Salman Partners, he became a top-rated analyst by StarMine for the metals and mining industry. Mr. Stevens was also a Portfolio Manager registered with Wolverton Securities Ltd. and over the course of his career, he has been instrumental in assisting in financings and mergers and acquisitions activities worth over $1 billion in transaction value. Mr. Stevens has been an advocate and participant in the crypto asset industry and was a principal of Digital Asset Management Corp., a private start-up, developing a cryptocurrency holdings company with the objective of providing investors with a convenient and more liquid way of gaining exposure to the cryptocurrency sector without sacrificing security.
Anthony brings over 30 years of corporate finance and communications experience in both the public and private sectors including nine years with the British Columbia Securities Commission. He has a diverse skill set with an understanding of various sectors ranging from corporate commercial and securities law to technology and digital assets. Anthony obtained his law degree from the University of British Columbia and was called to the Bar in British Columbia in 1993.
Maria Foran brings over 25 years of experience in the finance and wealth management sector, specializing in strategic operations, organizational efficiency, and developing corporate governance to ensure that activities are aligned across all areas of an organization and meet regulatory requirements. An experienced member of senior leadership teams, Maria’s career span includes working with companies from start-ups to developed and mature businesses. This includes over 20 years with Sentry Investments, where she last served as Director of Sales Operations, seeing it grow from its humble infancy to becoming one of Canada’s largest independently owned mutual fund companies, with approx. $20 billion in assets under management.