Mosaic Capital Corporation
Harold Kunik – President
Harold has over 20 years experience as a private equity & venture capital fund manager and in corporate turn-arounds and restructurings. He is the President, Co-founder, and a Director of Mosaic Capital Corporation. He began his career with KPMG Peat Marwick doing corporate restructurings and acting as corporate consultant and business planner to clients across a broad range of industries. In 1994, Harold joined Western New Ventures Capital Corporation, a private equity firm located in Edmonton, Alberta. He became a partner with Western New Ventures and played a key role as Chief Financial Officer and as a Director of several of the investee companies. In 2001, he joined Avenir Capital Corporation, a Calgary-based private equity fund as Managing Director, Investments, and later managed the Avenir Growth Fund.
Harold holds two professional accounting designations: Certified Management Accountant (CMA) – Society of Management Accountants of Alberta and Chartered Accountant (CA) Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand.
John Mackay – Executive Chairman and CEO
John has over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur taking his first company public in 1988 which was ultimately acquired by Bendix. He spent 11 years as a lawyer, and was a Partner at McCarthy Tetrault LLP in the Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions group, where he was involved with over $1 billion worth of transactions. Over the past ten years John has been involved in starting, acquiring and running many successful private and public companies in a wide variety of businesses both domestic and international. Johns’ involvement in these businesses include corporate finance, strategic development, business plan execution, M&A execution and litigation. John is the Co-founder, Executive Chairman, CEO and Director of Mosaic Capital Corporation. He is past Chair of the Securities Law Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association and is a past member of the Securities Advisory Committee to the Alberta Securities Commission.
John received a Bachelor of Law (Honours) from the University of Durham in the United Kingdom in 1993 and has been a member of the Law Society of Alberta since 1994.
William H. Smith Q.C. – Executive Vice President
Bill has over 35 years experience as an advisor to public and private companies, individuals, and corporations. He is an Executive Vice President and Director of Mosaic Capital Corporation. Until July 2010, Bill was a Senior Partner at McCarthy Tetrault LLP in the Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions group, where he was involved in transactions valued at more than $3 billion. He is the former Executive Vice President of a $4 billion international oil & gas company, and is currently the Director and Corporate Secretary of several public and private companies. Bill has served as the Executive Director of the Alberta Securities Commission (1990) and as Chair of the Securities Advisory Committee for 10 years. He also co-presents seminars for the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Alberta) on “The CFO and the Board of Directors” and “The Effective Director”.
Bill received a Bachelor of Arts degree (1973) and a Bachelor of Law degree (1976) from the University of Alberta. He was appointed to the Queen’s Counsel in 2000.
Barclay Laughland – Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Barclay has over 15 years experience in private and public, corporate restructuring, mergers & acquisition transactions, and debt equity financings. He is Vice President, Corporate Affairs, and General Counsel for Mosaic Capital Corporation. From July 2007 to December 2008, Barclay was President of a private technology development company focused on technology-related hydrocarbon extraction. Prior to June 2007, Barclay was a partner in the Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions practice group at McCarthy Tetrault LLP, where he advised public and private companies, venture capitalists, and private equity funds on a broad range of matters with involvement in over $2 billion worth of transactions.
Barclay received his Bachelor of Commerce degree (1991) and a Juris Doctor (1994) from the University of Saskatchewan.
Alan Whitnack – Controller
Alan is the Controller for Mosaic Capital Corporation where he is responsible for the accounting and finance functions. Alan has over 30 years of banking and accounting experience, having spent 12 years with a major Canadian financial institution and then focusing on an accounting career for the last 23 years. His diverse industry experience includes manufacturing, service sector, software development and consulting in varying size and type of the businesses from start up to mature companies with revenue in excess of $100 million.
Tim Taylor – Vice President, Investor Relations
Tim has over 17 years experience in the financial services industry. He was most recently Vice President of Sales at First Asset Management. For approximately nine years (2000 – 2009), Tim worked with Franklin Templeton Investments, most recently as Director of National Accounts. Prior to that, he was an Investment Advisor with ScotiaMcLeod, the investment arm of Scotiabank. He has provided investor relations and corporate development services for both private and public companies. Tim attended the University of Regina and holds his Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designation. He is currently a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) candidate.
Mosaic Capital Partners
Harold Kunik – President
Harold has over 20 years experience as a private equity & venture capital fund manager and in corporate turn-arounds and restructurings. He is the President, Co-founder, and a Director of Mosaic Capital Corporation. He began his career with KPMG Peat Marwick doing corporate restructurings and acting as corporate consultant and business planner to clients across a broad range of industries. In 1994, Harold joined Western New Ventures Capital Corporation, a private equity firm located in Edmonton, Alberta. He became a partner with Western New Ventures and played a key role as Chief Financial Officer and as a Director of several of the investee companies. In 2001, he joined Avenir Capital Corporation, a Calgary-based private equity fund as Managing Director, Investments, and later managed the Avenir Growth Fund.
Harold holds two professional accounting designations: Certified Management Accountant (CMA) – Society of Management Accountants of Alberta and Chartered Accountant (CA) Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand.
Jeff Block – Associate
Jeff is an Associate with Mosaic Capital Corporation. Prior to joining Mosaic, Jeff was an Associate with Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance in Calgary, where he worked on a number of advisory mandates including acquisitions, divestitures, financings, and company restructurings. Jeff’s responsibilities in that role included financial analysis and valuations, company and industry research, and managing client mandates. Jeff also has experience working in Ernst & Young’s restructuring practice and the company’s assurance practice in both its Calgary and Winnipeg offices.
Jeff received his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the I.H. Asper School of Business in Winnipeg, where he majored in both finance and accounting. Jeff is a designated Chartered Accountant (CA) and Chartered Business Valuator (CBV).
First West Properties
Eric Wesling – President
Eric is a real estate professional with over 25 years experience acquiring, managing, and developing real estate across Canada. He is President and Co-Founder of First West Properties Ltd. Eric spent 18 years with Oxford Properties Group Inc. leading to his role as Senior Vice-President, Western Canada, before forming his own real estate consulting practice in 1998. While at Oxford Properties Group Inc., Eric was responsible for managing the renovation of major commercial properties that ranged in scope from $20 – $200 million, the project management of new development construction projects with values ranging from $8 – $600 million (including the Calgary Eaton Centre and the Ernst and Young Tower [Calgary]), and the acquisition of commercial properties including Gulf Canada Square (Calgary), Calgary Tower, Palliser Square (Calgary), 401 West Georgia (Vancouver), and Granville Square (Vancouver).
Eric received his Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a Masters degree in Administration from the University of Portland in Oregon.
Mosaic Capital Corporation
Board of Directors
Harold Kunik, President - Director
John Mackay, Executive Chairman and CEO
William H. Smith Q.C., Executive Vice President - Director
M. Frank Phillet – Director
Michael Hill: P.Eng. MBA – Director
Mr. Hill is the President of Mission Capital Inc. a corporate finance advisory firm which advises public and private companies in the areas of corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, financing strategies, shareholder communications and strategic financial planning. Michael has extensive experience with company operations and strategic planning gained through involvement with numerous public and private companies in director, advisor and operational roles. From 2008 to 2010 Michael was the CFO and later CEO of Evoco Inc. a Calgary based software company. From 2004 to 2008 Michael advised over 30 companies on shareholder value maximization and merger and acquisition financing initiatives. From 1996 to 2003, Michael was founding partner of Acumen Capital Finance Partners, a Calgary-based investment dealer specializing in providing financing and advisory services to small market capitalization technology and manufacturing companies. Prior thereto, Michael was involved in a number of progressively larger operational roles in the Calgary oil and gas industry.
Michael has an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and a BSc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta.