KELSO INDUSTRIAL GROUP - Key Persons


DAVID WASSERMAN - President

Job Titles:
  • President
David is the very cool face of Kelso Restoration. He is a native of Toronto and a graduate of Trent University, with a background in finance and a foreground in genius. Everyone often just watches him in awe (which is how we also know he eats a lot of junk food). He wears a Kelso shirt every day and he shares chocolates. Our only complaint is that he's too busy doing good to shoot the breeze with us. He's the master of cool and a bundle of energy. David has nearly two decades of experience in direct operation roles as well as investment and corporate finance valuation and advisory roles. Prior to joining Kelso in early 2013, David co-founded Crest Capital Corporation to seek active investments in infrastructure services in Canada. David has also held roles with Outpost Packaging Ltd., a Lynx equity owned company, Counsel Corporation, Capital Canada, Business Development Bank and National Bank. David focuses in the office like a Jedi and is super clever. He has a heart of pure, sunshiny gold and also has a wicked sense of humor.

PETER VENTIN

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Advisory Board Member to Both the MaRs Cleantech
Peter is the very dapper partner with a license to thrill. He doesn't really need an introduction but we enjoy talking about him, so we're going to. His James Bond looks and detective skills make for a killer combination, we think. He's always troubleshooting away our problems, making molehills of mountains. And you know the magic wands that fairy godmothers use? We bet it was him that got it zapping perfectly. We're so sure, we'll bet all our chocolate we're right. Peter provides strategic and operational oversight and direct involvement in the day to day operations of Kelso Industrial Group. Peter has extensive experience in consulting engineering, packaged gas, drilling and underground services and real estate development. Specific roles have included project/program management, financial analysis and administration of staff and strategic partnerships. Additional areas of involvement include the identification and evaluation of accretive operating entities and development opportunities. Peter's previous executive positions include Partner, Conor Pacific Canada and Vice President, Global Program Management at Aecom. Peter is an Advisory Board member to both the MaRs Cleantech and George Brown College Innovation Group to provide guidance and assistance to Ontario's Cleantech startups/innovators and new technologies to develop viable business interests in both domestic and international markets.

RON LANGDANA

Job Titles:
  • Partner
After building commercial aircraft for 18 years, Ron Langdana knew he had more to offer and decided to enter the construction industry as an independent contractor.