Advisory Board Announced

We've been fortunate enough to put together an extremely talented team of advisers to help guide us through the battle to come! The team is made up of very diverse individuals who have all excelled in their areas of expertise.

Below are some brief intros and backgrounds.

Curt Ketterer

Curt is the Chief Operating Officer of First Quadrant. First Quadrant is an innovative boutique investment management firm serving investors around the world. Headquartered in Pasadena, California, the firm manages client assets of approximately $37.5 billion. He is First Quadrant's partner in charge of operations, finance, and administrative functions, and serves in the firm's executive office. Curt's 21+ years of financial and investment advisory experience include service as senior vice president of finance at Trust Company of the West and, prior to that, as chief financial officer of Security Pacific Investment Group. He also spent nine years with Arthur Andersen LLP, and is a certified public accountant. Curt earned an MBA in finance from Loyola University in Los Angeles, and holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from California State University, Long Beach.

Robert MacKalski

Professor MacKalski is an experienced entrepreneur and currently a doctoral candidate and professor at McGill University's faculty of management. After receiving his MBA from McGill Robert co-founded Stria, the parent company of the Peachtree Network. The Peachtree Network was North America's first online grocery portal. MacKalski took the company from the ground floor up to its IPO when he left the business to take a teaching position at his alma mater. Robert has served as a consultant to many leading companies in Canada and as an expert witness in court cases involving marketing and trade mark infringement. He is an expert in the field of branding and brand management and will add significant value to our mission of becoming the leading brand in online video gaming.

Timothy McCunn

Timothy is a Partner at the Borden Ladner Gervais law firm. He received his Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa in 1985. Tim was called to the Ontario Bar in 1987. He is the chair of the Venture Capital Industry Group and a member of the Capital Markets Group. Tim has been involved in over 200 transactions involving the financing of both technology and biotechnology companies across Canada, acting as counsel to issuers and venture capital funds. Tim is fluently bilingual in English and French, and practices in both official languages.

Egidio Nascimento

Egidio has over 17 years of financing experience including filing prospectuses. He is currently the CFO of Variation Biotechnologies. Prior to joining Variation Biotechnologies, he served as the Vice-President of Genome Canada managing over 600 million USD in funds. Egidio was the CFO of two hi-tech start-ups, including a Nortel Networks spin-off, and also held various positions at KPMG LLP, most recently as Senior Manager of New and Emerging Businesses. Egidio is an officer or on the Board of several organizations including being a Trustee of The Portuguese Canadian Education Foundation.

We're looking forward to tapping the collaborative intellect of these industry vets and are sure that they will contribute greatly to making our company a global brand in the gaming industry. Oh, and they'll also hopefully keep us from doing anything too stupid!