Tony developed extensive finance and capital markets expertise over a 20-year career in finance and investment banking. His corporate finance experience includes leading transactions in both public and private debt and equity markets, cross-border financings and syndicated bank financings. His strategic advisory experience includes consulting on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, capital structure and stakeholder communications.

Over the past several years, Tony has developed expertise in corporate governance working with the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG). His primary responsibility has been to lead the CCGG’s board engagement efforts and he regularly meets with the directors of leading public companies to discuss governance matters on behalf of Canada’s largest institutional investors. He has been a guest speaker on governance matters for several professional organizations, including: Lexpert, Chartered Professional Accountants Canada (CPA Canada, formerly the CICA), the Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries, the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) and The Directors College.

Separate from his role with CCGG, Tony provides independent advice to boards and management teams in various areas, including: corporate governance, finance and stakeholder engagement. He has also served on a number of boards and his experience as a director includes responsibility for chairing various board committees.