Rob Kent

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Chief Executive Officer @ College Swimming League
Oakville, ON, CA
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Robert was an original part of the health care start-up, Titan MedLife, as Director of Finance. Titan MedLife is rapidly acquiring numerous existing Home Healthcare companies to create a large consortium in the industry. Robert Kent was the General Manager of the Toronto Titans of the ISL (International Swimming League). The ISL is the first professional swim league in the world and the first truly global sports league. The ISL is made up of the most elite Olympic and World Champion swimmers. Rob managed the Toronto Titans in a league with teams from Tokyo, London, Paris, Budapest, Milan, New York, LA, San Francisco and Washington DC.Robert is the founder and President of the Global Swim Series. The Global Swim Series was the largest swim series in the world, with 100,000+ participants, in 200+ races, in 38 countries. Post-pandemic the GSS now focuses on producing the 'Race The Legends', which is a mass participation swim series which has Olympic Legends participating in the races too. GlobalSwimSeries.com. Robert was an adjunct professor of International Economics and International Finance at the prestigious grad school, The Balsillie School of International Affairs at the University of Waterloo. Previously Robert was the Senior Executive Director and Deputy Head of Treasury at China Construction Bank (CCB) in Toronto Canada. CCB is the second largest bank in the world, by market cap. Robert managed and executed interest rate exposure, balance sheet funding, FX and liquidity risk, and launched the banks first BDN and Bond programs in Canada. Robert also held similar Treasury, Trading and Finance roles for 15 years at HSBC and 5 years at CIBC.Formerly the President and founder of National Closing Guarantee. NCG is an e-commerce real estate insurance company.Rob's dedicated and committed personality type, that is present in his career, also shows up in his other activities. He is an ultra-endurance athlete and has completed the Marathon des Sables (7 day race across the Sahara Desert), 45 marathons, 6 Ironman triathlons, and attempted the English Channel, swum 46 km around Manhattan Island, swum Lake Ontario in 21 hours, swam at the 1988 Canadian Olympic Trials and has a silver medal from 1986 Canadian Nationals. He also makes time in there for his active family, and plenty of laughs and beers with friends.Specialties: Sports Management, Event Management, e-commerce, Banking, Treasury, Finance, Investing, FX, Fund & Portfolio Management, Balance Sheet Management, Entrepreneur.

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College Swimming League

College Swimming League

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Chief Executive Officer
Oakville, ON, CA
Rob Kent Work Experience Details
  • College Swimming League
    Chief Executive Officer
    College Swimming League
    Oakville, On, Ca
  • Kent Family Office
    Retired... Unless I Find Something That Interests Me.
    Kent Family Office
    Oakville, On, Ca
  • Global Swim Series
    President & Ceo
    Global Swim Series May 2014 - Present
    Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    Robert is the founder and President of the Global Swim Series (GSS). The Global Swim Series was founded in 2015 and has since grown to become the largest swim series in the world, with over 100,000 participants, in 200 open water races, in 38 countries. The GSS is continuing to expand rapidly. The goal of the GSS is to promote the sport and increase participation in open water swimming around the world. As well we are all about promoting a healthy, active and adventurous lifestyle, while interacting with nature in the most direct and positive way.
  • Titan Medlife Holdings Ltd.
    Cfo & Director Of Finance
    Titan Medlife Holdings Ltd. Sep 2021 - Mar 2023
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Titan Medlife is a healthcare start-up with the goal of building a major healthcare services consortium in Canada. There are tremendous opportunities for growth in this market through acquiring and consolidating numerous service providers while improving their operations and the level of service. The acquisition of existing health care companies in categories such as: Home Health Care, Health Care Staffing, Private Diagnostic Clinics, Physiotherapy Clinics.
  • International Swimming League
    General Manager
    International Swimming League Dec 2019 - Jun 2022
    Toronto, Canada
    Robert Kent is the General Manager of the Toronto expansion team in the ISL (International Swimming League), the Toronto Titans. The ISL is the first professional swim league in the world and the first truly global sports league. The ISL is made up of the most elite Olympic and World Champion swimmers. Rob managed the Toronto Titans in a league with 9 other global teams from: Tokyo, London, Paris, Budapest, Milan, New York, LA, San Francisco and Washington DC. Rob built the team from the ground up, including recruiting and drafting the top swimmers in the world and developing the business side of the franchise as well.The ISL is now on an indefinite break due to the war in Ukraine, as the financial backer of the ISL is a Ukrainian businessman.
  • Balsillie School Of International Affairs (Bsia)
    Professor
    Balsillie School Of International Affairs (Bsia) Mar 2015 - Mar 2020
    Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
    The BSIA is the graduate school of International Affairs, created by the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and the Center for International Governance Innovation, a world reknown Think Tank. It was founded in 2007 by Blackberry founder and philanthropist, Jim Balsillie. Robert teaches classes in International Finance and International Economics to this select group of graduate students who attend this prestigious school from all around the world.
  • China Construction Bank (Ccb Toronto)
    Senior Executive Director & Deputy Head Of Treasury
    China Construction Bank (Ccb Toronto) Nov 2016 - Dec 2019
    Toronto
    CCB is the second largest bank in the world and new to Canada.
  • National Closing Guarantee
    President
    National Closing Guarantee Apr 2014 - Mar 2016
    Oakville, On
    Founded this new e-commerce company with operations in Canada and the US. NCGoffers a new on-line, residential real estate product for home buyers and sellers. Theclosing guarantee provides financial reimbursement should a buyer or seller incuradditional costs if their property does not to close on time, such as hotel, storage, etc.Lead the development of the company in all areas including: website and softwaredevelopment, legal, funding and business development.
  • Hsbc
    Vice President, Global Markets, Corporate Treasury Solutions
    Hsbc Dec 2009 - Dec 2013
  • Hsbc Bank Canada
    Vice President, Global Markets, Institutional Money Markets
    Hsbc Bank Canada Jul 2003 - Dec 2009
  • Hsbc Bank
    Senior Dealer, Treasury
    Hsbc Bank Jul 1998 - Jul 2003
  • Cibc
    Director, Senior Trader, Mid-Market Desk
    Cibc 1992 - 1997
  • Darrell Kent Real Estate
    Salesperson
    Darrell Kent Real Estate Jan 1987 - Jan 1990

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