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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top British Columbia based CFO’ operating in the Medical space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Neil Klompas
Chief Financial Officer & EVP Business Operations of Zymeworks
Mr. Klompas is Zymeworks’ Chief Financial Officer, and brings over 20 years of healthcare and biotechnology experience to Zymeworks’ management team. Additionally, in conjunction with the CEO, he manages Zymeworks’ corporate growth initiatives including corporate alliances, licensing and partnerships. Prior to joining Zymeworks he worked with KPMG LLP in Canada and the US, most recently with KPMG’s Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Medical Device M&A Transaction Services practice in Princeton NJ, where he advised on numerous transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and strategic alliances. Prior to that, Mr. Klompas worked with KPMG’s Canadian Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals practice in the fields of assurance, valuations and taxation. Mr. Klompas is a Chartered Accountant and is a member of the institute of CA’s of British Columbia.
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About Zymeworks: Zymeworks is a computational biotechnology company focused on optimizing therapeutic antibodies and other protein-based therapeutics.
Simon Buckett
CFO of HealthTech Connex
Mr. Buckett brings with him over twelve years of finance and project management experience working for private and publicly listed companies in the UK, US, and Canada. Mr. Buckett began his career with KPMG in London and then in Vancouver as Senior Auditor, later joining Ernst & Young as an audit department Manager. Most recently he was Vice President of Finance at Wurldtech Security Technologies, Inc. His responsibilities have included internal control and governance policy, the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley in a number of SEC registrants, and managing the reporting requirements of a range of private and public companies.
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About HealthTech Connex: HealthTech Connex focuses on technology-based innovations for health improvements and outcomes.
Don Wright
CFO of Clarius Mobile Health
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About Clarius Mobile Health: Clarius is developing a novel medical imaging ecosystem.
Akmal Jameel
Chief Financial Officer of Fusion Genomics Corporation
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About Fusion Genomics Corporation, SensoDrive Technology: Fusion Genomics develops highly sensitive and massively multiplex DNA/RNA sequencing based diagnostics for infectious diseases.
George Dorin
Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary of Pyng Medical
Mr. Dorin has 30 years of broad-based financial experience, including 15 years as a Corporate Director or CFO for several private and public companies. He holds undergraduate degrees in Science and Accounting from the University of BC, a Masters Degree in Finance from the London School of Economics, and the Diploma FCSI (Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute). A Chartered Accountant, he was also granted a CF (Corporate Finance) specialist designation from the CICA in 2008. Prior to his work in industry, he worked in the financial services sector with Ernst & Whinney (now KPMG), Price Waterhouse, Royal Bank of Canada, and with Pemberton Securities (now RBC Dominion Securities). In 2007 and 2008 he was a Senior VP Corporate Finance at Wolrige Mahon, a BC-based CA Firm. Most recently, he has been providing corporate finance, senior financial management and corporate director (including audit committee chairman) services to several industrial public companies through this own company CANUS Capital Corporation.
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About Pyng Medical: Pyng Medical develops trauma and resuscitation products for the health care industry.
Bruce Colwill
CFO of InMed Pharmaceuticals
Bruce Colwill is the Chief Financial Officer at InMed Pharmaceuticals.
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About InMed Pharmaceuticals: InMed Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage company developing cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical drug candidates.
Bill Adams
Chief Financial Officer of NervGen Pharma
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About NervGen Pharma: NervGen Pharma is a medicine company dedicated to creating solutions for the treatment of nerve damage and neurodegenerative diseases.
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