Russell Starr biography

Russell Nelles Starr is President of the Company. Mr. Starr will work closely with Krisztian Toth , the Executive Chairman of Pivot and report to the Board of Directors. Mr. Starr will lead Pivot's capital markets activities, including outreach to existing and potential shareholders in Canada and internationally. This appointment will greatly increase the Company's visibility both to institutional and retail investors. Mr. Starr also provides greater depth of management expertise in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. As a successful entrepreneur with over 20 years of corporate finance, investment and business development experience, Mr. Starr left Bay Street in 2012, to take an executive position and board appointment with Cayden Resources (acquired by Agnico Eagle in 2014). While SVP and board member with Cayden Resources, Russell was integral in the marketing, financing, development and ultimate sale of Cayden for CAD$205 million to Agnico Eagle. Russell has also held senior positions and advisory roles with financial institutions including RBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital, Orion Securities, Blackmont, and Lawrence & Company. Russell is also a co-founder and part owner of Echelon Wealth Partners, a large Canadian investment dealer. Russell holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Queens University .