Our Team
Grant McLeod, Director & CEO
Grant is the Managing Director of Integrity Analytics, a governance and capital markets advisory firm. With his 17-year track record of successfully developing and implementing governance structures to establish, transition, and improve organizations Grant is truly a governance expert. He has been General Counsel and corporate secretary for several publicly traded and private companies and recently led a complex family office restructuring including multi-sector business holdings. Grant is legal advisor to an IIROC licensed investment dealer where he plays a key role in regulatory compliance. He has closed numerous corporate financings, led complex acquisitions, and filled the equity capital markets and investment bank functions on a pre-reverse takeover syndicated private placement. He has completed the Canadian Securities Course, and Partners, Directors Senior Officers course and has provided capital markets advice and legal services on a variety private company mandates.
Myles Fontaine, President, COO & Secretary
Myles is the co-founder of Integrity Analytics, a corporate governance firm providing strategic advice, governance principles and structures to growth stage companies looking to access capital markets. In this role he has led the development of corporate registries, oversight and accountability structures, and records management systems.
In addition, Myles is a passionate business development professional with over two decades of experience. He is consistently sourcing and building relationships with high growth companies utilizing an extensive network of incubators, accelerators, angel funds, and private family offices to nurture opportunities.
Myles has developed and implemented communications strategies and drafted numerous news releases strategically focused to resonate with potential partners and investors. He has also led negotiations for strategic acquisitions, including securities firms.
David Redekop, CPA, CA, CFO
David has an extensive entrepreneurial background of over twenty years experience with start-ups; corporate and public company leadership and management; transaction structuring; debt and equity financing; business, technology and product development; and with specific experience in the manufacturing, mineral exploration, transportation, and technologies business.
David was previously Chief Financial Officer and Chief Corporate Development Officer for Decisive Dividend Corporation; Chief Financial Officer for Cirond Networks Inc., a wireless solutions and security business enterprises and publicly listed on the OTCBB exchange; Chief Financial Officer and Director for Hawkair Aviation Services Ltd, an airline operating business; Controller for Workfire Technologies, an internet start-up venture that he co-founded and sold for approximately $150 million to Packeteer, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company.
Dexter John, Independent Director
Dexter is the Chief Executive Officer of Morrow Sodali, Canada. Prior to Morrow Sodali's Acquisition of Gryphon Advisors, Inc., Dexter was President and CEO of Gryphon where he was responsible for the North American business and led a team of experienced governance and financial professionals.
With over 25 years of experience in capital markets, Dexter has a strong knowledge of corporate law and a thorough understanding of financial markets. From his work at a major Canadian law firm as a Securities Associate to his tenure at the Investment Dealers Association, Ontario Securities Commission and the Toronto Stock Exchange, Dexter has a strong public equities market background as well as significant regulatory experience.
Prior to joining Gryphon, Dexter held the Executive Vice President position at a D.F. King Canada. Having worked on a number of Canada’s largest M&A transactions as well as proxy fights, Dexter has a strong background in corporate governance.
Dexter holds the ICD.D designation and is currently a director of Organigram Inc. and Prosper Gold Corp. and recently was a Chairman of the board and board member of Partners Real Estate Investment Trust.
Dexter received his law degree from Queen’s University and holds a Mathematics for Commerce degree from York University.
Monique Hutchins, Independent Director
Monique is the Managing Director of DSA Corporate Services Inc., a company that provides corporate secretarial services to private and publicly listed companies. Ms. Hutchins was previously director of business development & marketing and assistant corporate secretary at Independent Review Inc., a company that reviews conflicts of interest in accordance with NI 81-107 and before that held governance leadership roles at Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Kingsdale Shareholder Services (“KSS”). Ms. Hutchins is a Board director and Compensation and Governance Committee member at ApartmentLove Inc. (CSE: APLV) (OTCBQ: APMLF)., a member of the independent review committee at Emerge Canada Inc., acts as Corporate Secretary for Evergold Corp. (TSXV: EVER), Largo Physical Vanadium (TSXV: LPV), Orford Mining Corporation (TSXV: ORM), Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSXV: RCK), Silver Mountain Resources Inc (TSXV: AGMR) (OTCBQ: AGMRF), Solar Alliance Energy Inc. (TSXV: SOLR) (OTCBQ: SAENF), Tintina Mines Limited (TSXV: TTS), Class 1 Nickel and Technologies Limited (CSE: NICO) (OTCQB: NICLF), (CSE: Labrador Uranium Inc. (CSE: LUR) (OTCQB: LURAF), Leef Brands Inc. (CSE: LEEF), MyndTech Inc. (CSE: MYTC), and previously held roles as chairperson and secretary of the board of directors for a non-for-profit organization.
Ms. Hutchins received her bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Concordia University and a business management certificate from McGill University and is a member of the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada and Governance Professionals of Canada.
Our Partners
Canaccord Genuity is a global, full-service investment bank focused on growth companies with operations worldwide.
Aird & Berlis LLP has a wealth of knowledge and experience with the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) Capital Pool Company (CPC) program and the TSXV Reverse Takeover (RTO) process — from the IPO to the Qualifying Transaction.
Segal LLP is one of the largest independent accounting firms in the Greater Toronto Area.
TMX Trust the largest Canadian-owned Transfer Agent and provider of Corporate Trust services.