With 35 years of experience in multiple verticals, Chris has a wealth of experience in the high tech industry, holding executive and leadership roles in a wide array of sectors (motor drives, robotics, information technology, telecoms and biotechnology) that provided a firm foundation for the challenging CEO leadership and advisory mandates that followed. For the last 12 years, Chris has advised investors, whilst taking leadership roles to revector high-tech companies for growth or prepare them for Mergers and Acquisitions. Chris focuses on the elements that are influential in turning companies around and has a wealth of experience, knowledge and expertise in the following key areas:- Strategy and Team Building.- Operational Management.- R&D Management and Manufacturing. - Transactions. - Maximizing Shareholder Value. - Growth Orientation. - Raising Investment Funds. - External Interactions. As CEO & President of Marchalswick Management Inc, Chris has undertaken numerous leadership mandates including:CEO, Solar Power materials provider (Edmonton)
CEO, Digital Rights Software provider (SaaS) and ongoing Chair, BoD for 8+ years (Vancouver)
CEO, Oil/Gas Compliance Software solution (SaaS) (Calgary)
CEO, Oil/Gas Accounting Software provider (Denver)
CEO mentor, Biochemistry production (Boulder)CEO, Cellular Telecoms provider to IIoT industries (Houston) (recent 12-month+ mandate)COO steel industry instrumentation and controlAdvisor/mentor biotech startupIn addition to this, numerous due diligence mandates were also undertaken to assess company performance and advise investors of a revised strategy for growth – all high tech companies operating in various industry verticals and locations.