Mr. Power is a senior finance and technology executive with 25 years of experience founding and/or participating in the start-up teams of a number of successful high technology companies. Mr. Power holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario .
Mr. Power has founded and/or has participated in the startup teams of several successful high technology companies including Xicom Technologies Corporation (Co-founder), Corel Systems Corporation (member of founding team), Newbridge Networks Corporation (member of founding team) and Nuvo Network Management Inc. (Founder).
Operational experience has included specific responsibility for product management, research and development, manufacturing, sales and marketing, strategic planning and financing for hardware and software technology products and services companies.
Over the past twelve years, Mr. Power has been an investment banker primarily serving the technology sector. Financial experience has included the structuring and negotiating of management buyouts, private and public financings (debt and equity), mergers and acquisitions, and transitioning companies from private to public status. Financial transactions have been structured with a broad range of North American and international investors.
Currently, Mr. Power is Chairman and President of James Edward Capital Corporation, a private Ottawa-based merchant bank focused on emerging growth companies. Mr. Power is the President of Ekin Capital Corporation, a private family-owned investment company.
Past public directorships include InBusiness Solutions Inc. (non-executive Chairman) (TSE: BIZ), Nuvo Network Management Inc. (Chairman) (CDNX: NNM) and FaxMate.com Inc. (Chairman) (CDNX: FXM).
