Fred Edwards | Advisory committee
Mr. Edwards has over 25 years of business experience in the Canadian marketplace. This has included both the design and implementation of business start-ups and the negotiation and purchasing of million dollar corporations. The structure of these transactions has always involved a hands on management style. Mr. Edwards is President / CEO of Servpro Cleaning (Calgary) Inc, a privately held corporation. Servpro has 44 years in the Calgary Cleaning industry and is composed of a team of over 700 employees. In addition, Mr. Edwards is the President / CEO of Servpro Canada Inc. This organization is currently developing Canadian franchises with the expectation of over 100 locations across Canada within the next 5 years.
Additional business interests for Mr. Edwards include his position as President / CEO of Due South Holdings, a Panamanian corporation involving real estate holdings and property management. In 2008 Mr. Edwards was honored with a "Leader of Tomorrow" Award presented by Business Calgary Magazine recognizing his presence as a visionary business leader.
Lee Thiessen MBA | Advisory committee
Lee is a principle partner at MNP. Prior to joining MNP, Mr Thiessen was an Executive Vice President at Altus Group - a public company listed on the TSX, that provides real estate consulting, professional advisory and technical services in the global marketplace.
From 2000 until 2008 and prior to joining Altus, Mr. Thiessen was with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he was a senior Tax Partner (national leader - realty tax services).
Marie Rajic BA, MA, MPA | Advisory committee
Marie Rajic was born and raised in Calgary. She has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in political science from the University of Calgary, a Master of Arts (MA) in political studies and a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Manitoba. Marie has spent the last three years as Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government senior political staffer in Alberta. As the Executive Director, Regional Affairs, Marie was the senior government spokesperson for the region and oversaw coordination of policies, programs and communications in Alberta.
Marie is currently Director, Western Region, TransCanada Corp., in Calgary . She works with TransCanada's pipeline, power, engineering and operating units to provide strategic advice and assistance on provincial and territorial government legislation, regulations and policies. Marie was one of Calgary Top 40 Under 40 in 2008.
Miklos Nagy CFA, CFP | Advisory committee
Miklos Nagy is President, Director, co-founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Quadrexx Asset Management Inc. Miklos Nagy is also Chairman, co-founder and Director of Canadian Hedge Watch Inc., a Toronto based publishing and educational firm focusing on the Canadian hedge fund industry.
Mr. Nagy is a well-known authority on alternative investments and hedge funds in Canada. He is the co-author of Canada's first hedge fund book, "Hedge Funds for Canadians", published by John Wiley and Sons in May 2003. Second, updated edition of this book was published in July, 2005.
He has been featured extensively on national television and newspapers about hedge funds. He has also been invited as a speaker to numerous financial seminars and conferences for several organizations.
Mr. Nagy has 22 years of financial industry experience in Canada including Senior Partner at a medium sized financial planning firm and Credit Analyst at Credit Suisse Canada in Toronto.
Mr. Nagy studied Math and Computer Science in Hungary, and graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree from the University of Toronto in Economics and Statistics and holds the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and CFP (Certified Financial Planner) professional designations.
Mr. Nagy is Chair of CIFPs (Canadian Institute of Financial Planners Association), a member of CFA Institute, the Toronto CFA Society and a founding member of the Hungarian Society of Investment Professionals, Budapest.
