John joined Tricor at the beginning of 2008 as Advisor - Special Projects. Prior to joining Tricor, John was the Chief Executive Officer of Orion Securities Inc. and Orion Financial Inc. (Orion), one of Canada's leading independent investment dealers with offices in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal and Chicago. As CEO, John worked with Orion from March 1, 2005 until the successful sale of Orion to the Australia-based Macquarie Group on November 30, 2007. Prior to joining Orion, John spent nine years at Scotia Capital Inc. At Scotia Capital, John held various positions including Head of the Institutional Equity Sales and Trading Division for the United States, and more recently, Managing Director of the Canadian Capital Structuring Group. Prior to joining Scotia Capital, John held similar roles at RBC Dominion Securities Corp.'s New York office. Prior to joining RBC, John was a Petroleum Engineer for five years with Dome Petroleum Ltd., an oil and gas company.

John obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Calgary.

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