Board of Directors
| Michael Stork FJ Stork Holdings Ltd. |
Michael is a serial entrepreneur, having successfully founded, managed and sold several businesses. He is currently active on the Boards of investee companies: LiveHive, MioVision, Patrys Limited Australia (Public), SolutionQ, Systems Logic, Telewatch, and WeCreate. Michael previously served as President and Chairman of Unitron Industries Ltd. He is a business graduate from Wilfrid Laurier University. |
| Ken Paige, C.A. CEO Contract Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
Ken is a Commerce and Economics graduate of the University of Toronto and a Chartered Accountant. He practiced public accounting with Price Waterhouse before pursuing a career in industry where he held executive positions in finance, manufacturing operations, marketing and general management at Steelcase, McCain Foods and Russel Metals. Ken is past Chair of the Toronto Angel Group and founding Chair of the Maple Leaf Angels. He is currently CEO of Contract Pharmaceuticals Limited. |
| Larry D’Andrea, P.Eng., C.M.C. CEO Spartan Bioscience |
Larry has over 20 years of management and investment banking experience. Before joining Spartan, he was the leader of the Canadian Mergers & Acquisitions practice for Grant Thornton LLP. As co-founder of Alluence Capital Advisors, Larry executed private company deals ranging from $10M to $100M.
Prior to Alluence, Larry was a partner with Ernst & Young. He led multi-million-dollar projects for international companies in Canada, United States, Mexico, Ireland, Italy, Czech Republic, Japan, Singapore, and China. Larry is a Certified Management Consultant and Professional Engineer. |
| Paul Lem, M.D. Founder Spartan Bioscience |
Paul brings to Spartan his diverse background in clinical medicine, molecular biology research, and biotech entrepreneurship. Prior to joining Spartan, Paul was VP Product Management at DNA Genotek, where he led commercialization of the Oragene™ DNA collection device. Prior to that, he raised venture capital and started up Plexagen Diagnostics to commercialize his invention of a universal multiplex PCR technology. Paul holds a B.Sc. in Human Biology from the University of Toronto and a Medical Degree from the University of Ottawa |
| Jamie Spiegelman, M.D., F.R.C.P. Humber River Regional Hospital |
Jamie co-founded Plexagen Diagnostics and Spartan Bioscience with Paul Lem. He has extensive lab experience, including research with Peter Oefner and Ronald W. Davis at Stanford University’s Genome Technology Center. Jamie holds an Honours B.Sc. in Human Biology, with a Minor in Economics, from the University of Toronto. He received his Medical Degree from the University of Toronto. He completed his Fellowship in Intensive Care Medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. He is currently a staff doctor at Humber River Regional Hospital. |
| John Lem | John is a co-founder of Spartan. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Engineering Science program at the University of Toronto. John has over 5 years of investment experience and currently manages a long/short portfolio for a private investment management company. John previously worked at a Toronto-based hedge fund which was subsequently sold to a multi-billion dollar investment firm. |
| Corporate Secretary | |
| Michael J. Abrams Associate Kelly Santini LLP |
Michael was called to the Ontario Bar in 2006 after articling with Kelly Santini LLP. He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, and the County of Carleton Law Association. Michael graduated with a B.A. degree (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Ottawa. |