Mr. Mackasey has over 40 years’ experience in the capital markets, having held senior positions at both Canadian and international investment banks, most recently as Vice Chairman at Macquarie Capital Markets Canada. Mike has provided advice to and has managed financings for a great number of corporations, both large and small. Mike has a long history in financing emerging resource companies and is very cognizant of both the challenges and opportunities that they face. In addition to his role in the capital markets, Mike acted as Chair of the Board of the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV) a federal Crown Corporation charged with managing the commercial assets of the Government of Canada Mike has a B.Comm from McGill University and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business. He also holds a Diploma from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D).