Bob
Nowack, Chairman
Bob is the Chair and principal growth strategist for
PATC. In 1989, Bob founded Conor Pacific Canada Inc.
("Conor Pacific"), a private merchant bank
whose focus is the identification of and investment
in growth businesses. Prior to forming Conor Pacific,
Bob practiced law for 12 years in Toronto and Calgary
from 1976 to 1988. His practice focused on corporate
finance, restructurings and mergers and acquisitions.
During that period, he acted as a Director of a number
of public and private corporations. Bob has over 30
years of operating, M&A and financing experience.
Conor Pacific has significant interests in four operating
businesses. Bob received his BS and LLB degrees from
the University of Alberta.
Jim Bond
Mr. Bond is the founder and President of Ventana Construction.
Ventana Construction is a project management company
with annual revenues of over $125mm. Mr. Bond has
over 30 years of experience in the development and
construction of industrial and commercial buildings.
Mr. Bond is an investor in a wide range of companies
and frequently assists in developing their growth.
Doug Trussler
Doug Trussler co-founded Bison Capital in 2001. Mr.
Trussler is responsible for investments, structure,
divestitures and oversight of portfolio investments.
Previously he was a Principal at Windward Capital
Partners, where he was responsible for originating,
evaluating, structuring, monitoring and realizing
various investments in middle market companies. While
at Windward, Mr. Trussler was instrumental in investing
more than $750 million of private equity and mezzanine
capital in seven middle market platforms and more
than ten add-on investments. Mr. Trussler earned a
BA with honors in Business Administration from the
University of Western Ontario in Canada.
Yee-Ping Chu
Ping Chu is a Partner of Bison Capital, having joined
the firm in 2003. Prior to joining Bison Mr. Chu was
a member of Lehman Brothers’ Business Services
investment banking group where his responsibilities
included originating, analyzing and executing a broad
range of both financing and merger and acquisition
transactions. Previously, Mr. Chu worked in the Los
Angeles office of Credit Suisse First Boston where
he executed financing and merger and acquisition transactions
principally for companies headquartered in the Western
U.S. His investment banking experience encompassed
a wide range of industries including healthcare, manufacturing,
and retail. Mr. Chu holds a BS in Economics, with
concentrations in finance and accounting, from the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
J.D. Hole
Mr. Hole is President of Lockerbie & Hole Contracting,
Canada's oldest and largest mechanical and electrical
contracting firm, and is the driving force behind
the company’s growth and prosperity. Mr. Hole
has over 30 years of experience in the growth and
development of a wide range of companies and has sat
on numerous boards over the course of his distinguished
career. J.D. holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree
from the University of Western Ontario.
Martha Watson
Martha is the Director and President of Einarson,
Fowler & Watson (EFW) and has over 19 years of
experience in providing environmental consulting services.
After obtaining her B.S. in Biology and M.S. Environmental
Engineering from Stanford University, she worked for
9 years at EMCON Associates before joining EFW in
1993 as Vice President and Principal Environmental
Engineer. Ms. Watson has been President of EFW since
2000 and became a Director of PATC in 2004.
Jamie Angus
Jamie has been President of Angroup Holdings Limited
since 1996. Angroup Holdings is an investment company
with interests in real estate development, mortgage
lending, equipment financing, and private company
acquisitions. Some of Anggroup’s principal investments
have included Canada’s largest tug and barge
company, a West Coast manufacturer of logging equipment
and a manufacturer of flow-control valves for the
pipeline industry. Jamie became a Director of PATC
in June, 2005
Doug Gibbs
Doug is the Principal of his own company, Gibbs Enterprise.
Gibbs Enterprise is involved in commercial and retail
distribution of propane and natural gas portable heating
equipment, consulting and real estate. Prior to that,
Doug was President and Senior Vice President of International
Comfort Products. Mr. Gibbs was also employed for
over 30 years as a senior executive with United Technologies.
He has been a Director of PATC since June, 2005.
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