Rob J. Hong

Citigroup Finance Canada ULC provides consumer lending, leasing and other financial services. It is engaged in commercial and consumer financing activities. The company is headquartered at Toronto, Canada.

HSBC Bank Plc provides commercial banking and financial services. It operates in four businesses: Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Global Private Banking. The Retail Banking and Wealth Management business offers personal banking, mortgages, loans, credit cards, savings and investments and insurance services. The Commercial Banking business offers financial products and services to enable them to operate efficiently and meet their business aspirations. The Global Banking and Markets business offers capital financing, transaction and advisory banking services, trade, research, securities services and global liquidity and cash management. The Global Private Banking business offers investment management, incorporating advisory, discretionary and brokerage, private wealth solutions, comprising trusts and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Northwater Capital Management Inc (Northwater capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Northwater Capital Inc. founded in 1989 by David G. Patterson. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Established in 1989, CIBC Capital Partners, the venture group of CIBC World Markets' Capital Partners Division, is headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Boston, New York City and San Francisco. Their ultimate parent is Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX: BCM).

Canadian Commercial Corp. helps Canadian exporters access foreign government procurement markets through government-to-government contracting. It offers commercial advocacy, collaborative project development, and foreign contracting expertise to help Canadian exporters. The company was founded in and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Vestcap Investment Management, Inc. is a Canadian independent investment management company that has been operating for over 30 years. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company does not sell products or make commissions, and are fully aligned with their clients. The company was founded in 1988 by Mowbray Nugent Schneider. The CEO is Robert Douglas Furse.

LifeWorks Investment Management Ltd. (LWIM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 2012 as Morneau Shepell Asset & Risk Management Ltd. and changed their name into LifeWorks Investment Management Ltd. in 2021. They are a subsidiary of LifeWorks, Inc., which is owned by TELUS Corp. (TSX: T; NYSE: TU). LWIM provides investment advice to individual and institutional investors.