Alain has close to three decades of experience, principally in senior executive operating and financial roles in public companies in the financial services and technology industries. His career also includes roles in the private equity and investment banking industries. Prior to joining Origin, Alain was a Senior Partner at Novacap Inc, a leading Canadian private equity firm. Previous senior positions include roles as President and CEO of Bourse de Montréal Inc. and Group Head of Derivatives and fixed income markets, TMX Group, as well as CFO and COO roles at mdf Commerce, a TSX-listed company. Alain also has extensive experience in corporate governance, having served on numerous public and private company boards. Currently, he is Lead Director and board member of GURU Organic Energy Inc, a TSX-listed company with a $500M+ market capitalization.

Alain holds a Bachelor of Commerce from HEC Montréal and an MBA from INSEAD. He is also a CPA, having earned his CA designation. Alain’s select transaction list includes

• Co-lead partner in the $350M fund raise for Novacap Financial Services Fund 1; involved in close to $75M in deployments in the insurance sector
• Lead partner in the $30M acquisition of Marine Press of Canada by Champlain Financial Corporation
• CFO and key executive on the $1B combination of TSX Group and Montreal Exchange Inc
• Lead executive on Montreal Exchange Inc.’s $75M control investment in BOX Options Exchange LLC
• Chair of Special Committee on the sale of Fortsum Business Solutions (TSX-listed) to GFI Informatique

Bill has over 30 years experience as a senior lawyer focused on capital markets & securities, mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance and energy and mining. Bill practised with Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP where he was a senior partner, the head of M&A for many years and acted for a variety of industrial and commercial companies and financial institutions, both public and private, domestic and foreign.

Bill has been recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers Canada as one of the Worlds Leading Lawyers for Business, by The Legal 500 Canada Corporate and M&A as a Leading Lawyer and recognized in multiple reports by Lexpert including as one of the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada and Canada’s Leading Corporate Lawyers.

Bill holds a BA and LLB from University of Cambridge and a BCL and LLB from McGill University.

Charlie has over 25 years of investment banking experience at both Canadian and international investment banks.

Charlie has extensive industry experience in investment banking, debt & equity capital markets and bond sales with Blackmont Capital, Midland Walwyn/Merrill Lynch, TD Securities and Richardson Greenshields. Charlie’s investment banking activities have included public and private debt & equity financings, M&A and advisory services across industrial products, financial services, real estate, mining and energy.

Charlie graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queens University.

Richard (Dick) is currently a Member, CDIC Advisory Panel on Resolution.  Former corporate directorships include Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chorus Aviation Inc.; Director, Resolute Forest Products Inc.; and Chairman of the Board, Jaguar Mining Inc.  Dick retired from CIBC, in 2011, after 40 years with the bank.  At the time of his retirement Dick was a Vice Chairman and Managing Director, CIBC World Markets Inc.  Former positions include Senior Advisor, Lazard Canada Inc., and Senior Partner, Verus Partners & Co.

Dick has extensive corporate finance and M&A experience in numerous industries including agriculture; energy; financial; forest products; media and telecom; mining; retail; technology; and transportation.  He is a Director, The Dorothy Ley Hospice; a Member of the Advisory Council for the Children’s Aid Foundation; a Member of The Brain Campaign Cabinet, for the University Health Network, Krembil Neuroscience Centre; a Member of the LOFT Campaign Cabinet; and a Member of the Board of Governors for The Shaw Festival Theatre Endowment Foundation.

Mr. Falconer is a Chartered Financial Analyst; MBA, York University; BA (Honours) University of Toronto.

Rob has over 20 years of investment banking experience at both bank-owned and independent Canadian investment dealers, most recently as Head of Diversified Industries at Cormark Securities, and previously as a Principal at Genuity Capital Markets and Managing Director at CIBC World Markets. Rob has extensive experience managing financings and M&A transactions across multiple sectors including some of the most significant Canadian wealth management transactions.

Rob holds an Honours BBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Rob’s select transaction list includes:

• Sale of Integrated Asset Management to Fiera Capital
• Advising Economical Insurance on its Demutualization
• Investment by ONCAP in Wyse Meter Solutions
• Advising on the merger and creation of Aviso Wealth
• WideWaters Hotel Development Financing
• The Scoular Company Acquisition of the Special Crops Division of Legumex Walker
• Hydrogenics Corporation Note Offering
• Sale of Blumont Capital to Arrow Capital
• Acquisition of Renewable Energy Developers by Capstone Power
• Sale of Thompsons to The Andersons and Lansing Trade Group
• Sale of BPR Engineering to Tetra Tech
• Sale of Acuity Investment Management to AGF
• Acquisition of certain assets of Dundee REIT by GE Real Estate
• Sale of UE Waterheater to Alinda Infrastructure
• Sale of Mackenzie Financial to Investors Group
• Acquisition of John Hancock by Manulife
• Sale of Assante Capital to CI Financial
• Acquisition of Trimark Financial by Invesco (Amvescap)