Robert Mcfarlane Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, BC, CA

Waterloo, ON Canada

Definity Financial Corporation (TSX: DFY) is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative multi-channel, property and casualty insurance companies and distributors, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. In November 2021, Definity completed its demutualization and.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• HSBC Bank Canada, a former subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc, with assets of C$130B was the leading international bank in Canada until its C$13.5B acquisition by RBC that closed on March 28, 2024. The HSBC Group serves.
• In Oct 2017 appointed Chair of Audit & Risk Committee, as well as Chair of Conduct Risk Committee. These Committees were merged in 2019.
• In Feb 2019 the two committees were merged to form the Audit, Risk and Conduct Committee. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Appointed Chair of Audit Committee in Sep 2018.eOne was acquired by Hasbro Inc. in December 2019 in an all-cash transaction for USD $4B.Until being acquired by Hasbro, eOne was listed on the LSE (ETO) with its corporate head office in Toronto, Canada. Entertainment One is a global independent studio that specialises in the development, acquisition.

Toronto, Canada Area

• One of Canada’s largest property and casualty insurers with assets of circa $10 Billion.
• Chair of Special Committee of the Board that oversaw the divestiture of commercial brokerage subsidiary Noraxis Capital Corporation for $500M, as publicly announced in May 2014.

Toronto, Canada Area

Appointed to the Board of then TSX listed InnVest in March 2014 as independent director as part of settlement agreement following successful activist campaign, which was supported by various institutional investors to reform governance at InnVest and accelerate its strategic plan to position it as the leading growth platform in Canada’s hospitality.

Vancouver, Canada

• Responsible for the financial health and efficiency of TELUS’ $11B annual revenue business, $20B balance sheet, $2B annual capital expenditure program and $7B pension investment management function.
• Responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership from an enterprise business perspective which transcended conventional finance responsibilities.
• Responsible for the entire Finance Business Unit comprised of approximately 800-1,000 team members across Canada
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• Along with CEO was one of two principal public spokespersons for TELUS to media and investors. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

Appointed to Board at invitation of institutional investor of Ascalade prior to its June 2005 successful IPO and listing on the TSX. Ascalade designed and developed cordless telephony products in Richmond, BC which it manufactured in its facilities in China for sale to global consumer and enterprise markets. They distributed products to over 35 countries.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Appointed to CFO to lead IPO following two years of financial and strategic advisory assignments.
• One of key executives involved in all facets of strategic formulation and execution that led Clearnet to be one of Canada’s great entrepreneurial success stories from its private start-up phase including its $112M 1994.
• While in negative cash flow start-up stage… Show more
• While in negative cash flow start-up stage, quarterbacked capital-raising of more than $3.3B from 11 consecutive, successful and often precedent setting equity and debt issues over three year period. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

• Helped start-up this boutique corporate finance advisory firm as a junior partner.
• Sourced, valued, structured and advised mid-market Canadian client corporations on transactions such as private equity or debt financings, LBO’s as well as M&A situations.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Contributed to all facets of start-up boutique mid-market merchant banking firm including raising capital, completing IPO, co-authoring investment policy and development of strategic plan.
• Sourced, analyzed, executed and administered private equity and subordinated debt investments.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Sourced, analyzed and administered portfolio of mid-market corporate loan accounts and LBO transactions.

Institute Of Corporate Directors, Icd.D, (Jan 2016), Directors Education Program

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.) Honours

Activities and Societies: 4 Year defensive back on Golden Gaels varsity football team

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Activities and Societies: President of MBA Hockey Club