Bio

Pete joined Ironbridge full time in March 2010 and has been Chair of Ironbridge's Investment Committee since January 2008. Prior to joining Ironbridge, Pete spent over 20 years at Bain & Company in their Toronto office, where he held several leadership roles including Head of the Canadian Financial Services, the Canadian Private Equity and the Americas Asset Management Practices, and was a leader in the firm’s Global Merger Integration Practice Area. Prior to Bain, Pete worked as an Associate at Wood Gundy, a major Canadian Investment Bank. During his time at Bain, Pete worked on a number of assignments in: mergers & acquisitions; corporate and business unit strategy; sales force strategy; pricing strategy; strategic cost reduction; and customer retention. He advised on over 75 transactions, ranging in size from $50 million to $50 billion, in multiple industries and in multiple countries. He spent a considerable amount of time on these transactions supporting the pre-acquisition diligence efforts of private equity funds or strategic buyers, but the majority of his time was focused post-acquisition, working with management teams from the acquirer and the target company to realize value from the acquisition. Pete currently serves as Chairperson of Hank’s Maintenance and Service Co. Ltd., Avena Foods Ltd., and Les Industries Cendrex Inc., and is a director of M&M Resources Inc., Thermogenics Inc., Brooklin Concrete Products Ltd., AV Gauge & Fixture Inc and CMP Group Ltd. He is the former Chairperson of Demers Ambulance Manufacturer Inc., Frischkorn Mediaco Audio-Visual Corp., LaFrentz & Christenson Trucking Ltd., and Back in Motion Rehab Inc., and was previously a director of Frost Fighter Inc. Pete holds an Honours Business Administration degree from The University of Western Ontario and the CFA designation.