Steve Spooner

BIO

A seasoned board member with expertise in public company governance audit committee oversight and compensation best practices. An accomplished executive possessing 35 years of broad high-tech and telecom experience as a CEO COO or CFO having managed andor led high growth start-ups international public companies corporate financings MA programs going public transactions restructuring and re-organizing strategic alliances and the re-positioning and growth of sales and marketing teams. A respected industry business and community leader sought out for mentoring and coaching of management teams as well as speaking engagements. Skilled in Capital Raising Software as a Service SaaS Mergers Acquisitions MA Business Strategy Investor Relations IT and Finance. Seasoned finance professional FCA FCPA ICD.D with a Bachelor of Commerce from Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Experienced Audit Committee chair for public companies with over 35 years of US GAAP reporting experience and 8 years of IFRS reporting oversight. Led two cross-border NASDAQTSX IPOs numerous acquisitions divestitures and a go private transaction. Raised several billion dollars of debt and equity financings. Chosen as Ottawas Inaugural CFO of the Year in 2018.