I don't really think it matters if Bill Hess was the President of the TSX Nasdaq NYSE or any other stock exchange.Look at Bernie Madoff and where he came from. Would anyone want him to be on the board of RCCH? Bill Hess's resume could put him on many of the fortune 500 companies BOD.IMHO
William Hess
Independent Businessman, Director
Mr. Hess has been a Managing Partner of Canadian Public Venture Capital Group since March 2003. He was a consultant to McMillan Binch Mendelsohn in Montreal, Quebec from May 2002 to March 2005. He was the President of the Canadian Venture Exchange (now TSX Venture) from its inception in November 1999 until January 2002. From 1992 to 1999, he was the Chairman of the Alberta Securities Commission. Mr. Hess holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.) from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. He was called to the bar in Ontario in 1979 and in Alberta in 1981. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1993.
Mr. Hess was the Chairman and a Director of Canadian Public Venture Equities I Inc., a capital pool company listed on TSX Venture that completed its Qualifying Transaction and is now Allen-Vanguard Corporation, a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"). From March 2003 to June 2004, Mr. Hess was the Chairman and a Director of Canadian Public Venture Capital I Inc., a capital pool company listed on TSX Venture that completed its Qualifying Transaction with NordTech Aerospace Inc. and is now Exeltech Aerospace Inc. From October 2003 to August 31, 2005, he was also the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and a Director of Canadian Public Venture Finance I Inc., a capital pool company listed on TSX Venture that completed its Qualifying Transaction and is now Extenway Solutions Inc.
Mr. Hess is currently a Director of Extenway Solutions Inc., a public company listed on TSX Venture. Mr. Hess is also currently a Director of Allen-Vanguard Corporation. Mr. Hess is a Director of CPVC Tremblant Inc., a capital pool company listed on TSX Venture. Mr. Hess is also currently a Director of Damian Capital Corp., a public company listed on the NEX board of TSX Venture. Mr Hess has served as a Director of Canex Energy Inc. since May 2002.