Brian Antonen
G. Raymond Chang
David Adderley
Ross Orrett
Andrew Pinkerton
Rick Stuckey
Brian Antonen
Partner, Celtic House Venture Partners
Brian Antonen joined Celtic House in 2000. He is based in the Toronto office. Originally an electrical engineer, Brian has over 21 years of technical, business operational, and capital markets experience. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Brian is also a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario and of the Certified Management Accountants of Ontario.
Brian's investment focus is on Digital Multimedia and Wireless. During his nine years at Celtic House, he has established himself as a domain expert in video and multimedia processing and is viewed by his peers as a leading semiconductor investor in Canada. His knowledge of the sector has unique breadth and depth, from the technicalities of the product to the intricacies of the market.
His record of success includes ViXS Systems (a world leader in multimedia processing components) and Camilion Solutions (one of the fastest growing financial software companies in North America).
He has held directorships on 13 private boards, and currently serves as a board member of eight Celtic House companies. Brian travels extensively in Europe and Asia. He has developed a strong business network in these regions that is being applied within the Celtic House portfolio to lower development costs and improve time-to-market. Brian's contacts have assisted in design and manufacturing, sales growth, fundraising, and investment banking.
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G. Raymond Chang
Chairman, CI Fund Management Inc.
G. Raymond Chang is Chairman of the Board of Directors of CI Fund Management Inc. (TSE:CIX). In his 18 years at CI, Raymond has overseen the company's growth from a small money manager with $5 million in assets to Canada's second-largest fund company with more than $32 billion in fee-earning assets. He joined CI as Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer in 1984 from Coopers & Lybrand, where he was Manager of Emerging Business Services. He was promoted to President and COO of CI in 1994, when the firm went public. Two years later, he became President and Chief Executive Officer. Raymond was appointed Chairman in 1999. Raymond, a chartered accountant, holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and a bachelor of applied science degree from the University of Toronto.
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David Adderley, B.A., LL.B.
Partner (Ottawa)
David Adderley joined Celtic House in 2000. He has over 15 years' experience in intellectual property and corporate law, with a focus on technology companies. David has helped to negotiate and structure over 100 investments and follow-on financings. In addition, he has represented Celtic House on 19 successful acquisitions and IPOs. David has a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario, and an undergraduate arts degree from Queen's University. He is called to the bar in Ontario.
David manages the partnership's back office located in Ottawa. He is responsible for the legal, administrative, and investor relations functions of Celtic House. David is the primary contact person for investors on matters relating to the Celtic House funds.
David has held directorships on five private boards. He also serves on the board of Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA), and its Executive Committee.
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Ross Orrett
President & Chief Executive Officer
Ross joined Camilion as an independent board member in 2005 and later took the reins as President & CEO. With a proven ability to build successful companies, Ross´s primary focus is to guide Camilion through its next phase of growth; lead the company's sales execution as well as deliver industry-leading solutions and build an exceptional professional services and support organization to solidify Camilion's leadership position in the marketplace.
Prior to joining Camilion, Ross founded AbovePlan Corporation, a software company providing On-Demand sales and marketing solutions for insurance. Camilion acquired AbovePlan in 2005. Prior to AbovePlan he was President & CEO of InSystems Corporation, a leading provider of document automation and relationship management solutions to the insurance and financial services industries. During his tenure, InSystems grew from a small entrepreneurial company with less than $1 million in revenues, to almost $40 million in revenues and over 300 customers.
Ross holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo and was a graduate of the Stanford University's Executive Program for Growing Companies.
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Andrew Pinkerton
Investment Manager, Information Technology
Andrew Pinkerton is a Investment Manager at GrowthWorks Capital focusing on information technology investments. Prior to joining the company in May 2003, Andrew worked in the Institutional Equity Research Groups at Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group, Deutsche Bank Technology Group and PaineWebber Technology Group in San Francisco, California. Andrew has also worked in the Investment Banking Division of Alex, Brown & Sons in Boston, Massachusetts.
Andrew graduated Cum Laude from Harvard College and also graduated with an MBA from the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto.
Andrew serves on the Board of Directors for Activplant Corporation, Camilion Solutions, Covarity Inc., CVD Diamond, eJust Systems and Terago (TSX: TGO) Networks.
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Rick Stuckey
With Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) from 1976 to 2000, Rick recorded many accomplishments, including the lead position for the group responsible for designing and installing portals and knowledge management systems for Accenture's clients. While at Accenture he also created a group to anticipate the impact of emerging technologies on the firm and its clients; lead the project which conceived and started the roll out of the Knowledge Xchange™, Accenture's internal knowledge management system which now supports over 70,000 users throughout the world; lead a group to design and implement CIM systems for clients and lead several groups which supported engagements involving then emerging technologies including minicomputers, personal computers and fault tolerant computers.
Rick currently consults with start-up companies, helping them define and execute their strategic plans.
