A creative, results-driven financial leader with a background in capital markets and recognized as an expert in managing distressed operations, streamlining and driving world-class performance. A financial executive with a solid background in operations. John moves comfortably among Board of Directors, senior-level executives, professionals, employees and customers, while maintaining the highest of professional ethics and integrity. A true problem-solver, educator, team leader and consensus-builder.

John brings more than 20 years of corporate finance experience in public and private companies to his role at bitHeads. Prior to joining bitHeads, John was CFO for Momentous Corp, Diablo Technologies, PointShot Wireless, Uplift Technologies and Salter New Media where he assisted these companies in securing venture capital investment and for VR Interactive Corporation, where he participated in taking this company public. As Chief Operating Officer of Jellett Biotek Limited, he secured the company’s first major round of venture capital. From 1990 to 1997, he worked for National Sea Products (now High Liner Foods Inc.) where he was promoted to Corporate Treasurer in 1991.

Prior to this, John spent over 9 years working in capital markets and treasury operations for Bank of Nova Scotia, Lloyds Bank, Nomura Securities and Richardson Greenshields (Royal Bank of Canada).

Specialties: Corporate Finance Strategy, Securing equity and debt capital, Securing operating lines of credit, Restructuring and streamlining operations, Foreign exchange and interest rate risk management, Due diligence.

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  CFO: Chief Financial Officer in bitHeads Inc.​

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