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Directors
Jonathan Belair, Director
Jonathan joined OMERS Private Equity in January 2011.
Background
Jonathan previously worked in the Investment Banking and Equity Capital Markets division of Scotia Capital Inc. During that time, he was involved in corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity financing across various sectors including Power & Utilities, Diversified Industrials, and Consumer Products.
Education
- Masters of Business Administration, Richard Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario)
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Geoffrey Bird, Director
Geoffrey joined OMERS Private Equity in October 2007.
Background
Geoffrey was with Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance, first as an analyst and then associate involved in valuations for transaction purposes and performing valuations of private venture investments across various industry sectors. Previously Geoffrey worked in the financial institutions assurance practice of KPMG.
Education
- Bachelor Commerce, Queen’s University
- Chartered Accountant
- CFA Charterholder
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Graham Brown, Director
Graham joined OMERS Private Equity in October 2009.
Background
Graham was previously an associate at Peter J. Solomon Company, a boutique investment bank focused on mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings in the consumer and retail industries. Prior to Peter J. Solomon Company, Graham was an analyst in the investment banking group of Wachovia Securities.
Education
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Hami Ebrahimi, Director
Hami joined OMERS Private Equity in April 2010.
Background
Hami was previously a Consultant at Bain & Company focused on corporate strategy and business operations improvement across various industries. Prior to Bain, Hami was initially an Analyst and then a Consultant at Deloitte’s Strategy & Operations group working in Canada, the U.S., the Caribbean and the Middle East.
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Science & Business, University of Waterloo
- Master of Business Administration, INSEAD, France
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Luis Fonseca, Director
Luis joined OMERS Private Equity in February 2011.
Background
Luis spent 9 years with TD Capital, most recently as a Vice-President & Director, where he was responsible for sourcing, executing and portfolio management of investments in a wide variety of industries. Prior to that, he spent 3 years in the M&A and Government & Infrastructure groups with TD Securities.
Education
- Honours Bachelor of Business Administration, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo
- CFA Charterholder
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Simon Jones, Director
Simon joined OMERS Private Equity in March 2010.
Background
Previously, Simon spent over five years within PricewaterhouseCooper’s Corporate Finance advisory practice in London. During this time, Simon worked on a number of transactions across a broad range of sectors including insurance, industrial products, business services and pharmaceuticals.
Education
- Bachelor of Science, International Business with French, University of Warwick
- ACA Chartered Accountant
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Teresa Lee, Director
Teresa joined OMERS Private Equity in June 2007.
Background
Teresa was with KPMG Corporate Finance and was involved in acquisition, divestiture and financing mandates across various industry sectors. Previously, Teresa was in the financial institutions assurance practices of KPMG, both in Toronto and in London, UK.
Education
- Bachelor Commerce, University of Toronto
- Chartered Accountant
- Chartered Business Valuator
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Benson Li, Director
Benson joined OMERS Private Equity in March 2003.
Background
Benson previously was in the investment banking group of RBC Capital Markets. During that time, he was actively involved in a wide range of corporate advisory assignments, including merger, acquisition, divestiture, valuation, restructuring and unsolicited bid mandates for a wide spectrum of industry sectors. Previously, Benson worked in the Corporate Tax Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he performed various engagements involving structuring of Canadian based and cross-border companies.
Education
- Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours Chartered Accountancy Program), University of Waterloo
- Master of Accounting, University of Waterloo
- Chartered Accountant
- Certified Public Accountant
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Jonathan McCarthy, Director
Jonathan joined OMERS Private Equity in February 2007.
Background
Jonathan previously spent three years in sell-side equity research at Infinium Capital, first as an associate and then analyst covering U.S. healthcare. Previously, Jonathan was with a small private wealth management company, where he performed equity research in various sectors.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (Economics), University of Toronto
- CFA Charterholder
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Isabelle Pagnotta, Director
Isabelle joined OMERS Private Equity in September 2012.
Background
Isabelle was previously at Arcapita in London for six years, focusing on the pan-European midcap market and leading private equity transactions across a broad range of sectors. Prior to Arcapita, Isabelle was at Bridgepoint for four years where she executed private equity transactions in the UK and French markets. Isabelle started her career at Bear Stearns in Mergers and Acquisitions in London.
Education
- European Master in Management and Diplome de Grande Ecole, ESCP Europe
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David Payne, Director
David joined OMERS Private Equity in December 2009.
Background
David has over 14 years experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, including 10 years in Corporate Finance focused on advising mid-market private equity firms. During this period he operated across the UK and Continental Europe including 5 years in The Netherlands. He joined OMERS Private Equity as a Director in the London office focused on direct investment for OMERS in Europe.
Education
- Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and French, Birmingham University
- Chartered Accountant
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Mark Van Wart, Director
Mark joined OMERS Private Equity in March 2008.
Background
Mark was an associate in the Mid-Market Investment Banking group of CIBC World Markets, involved in a variety of merger, acquisition and divestiture mandates for a wide spectrum of industry sectors. Previously, Mark was with the senior lending group of CIBC Commercial Banking where he assisted in originating and facilitating senior debt lending to mid-market companies and private equity firms.
Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Prince Edward Island
- Master of Business Administration, Schulich School of Business (York University)
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