RED LEAF CAPITAL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Food Science
- Manager of Research and Development at the Food Development Centre
Alphonsus Utioh is the Manager of Research and Development at the Food Development Centre. He has over thirty years experience in the agri-food industry. He is recognized internationally for his work in seabuckthorn research. Alphonsus is a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Seabuckthorn Association headquartered in Beijing, China. Alphonsus is a registered Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Co - Founder
- Head of Operations
Dr. Fast has over 20 years of experience assessing and moving research-based technologies into the private sector as well as facilitating collaborative research partnerships with industry. He is also the lead of the Western...
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- Vice - President of the World Trade Centre Winnipeg
Derek Earl is the Vice-President of the World Trade Centre Winnipeg, overseeing international trade strategy, operations, government relations, Indigenous relations, and client services for the organization. A senior executive with over 15 years experience in business and international trade, Derek has advised and assisted hundreds of companies with their international business development.
Job Titles:
- Global Supply Chain
- Professor at the Division of Business
Dr. Adolf Ng is a Professor at the Division of Business and Management at UIC. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Oxford, UK, an MPhil in Geography from the University of Hong Kong, China, and a BA (Hons)in Geography from the University of Hong Kong, China. His research interests include Sustainability and Resilience Management, Business Ethics, Transport, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Co - Founder & QA Engineer
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- Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Founding Partner at TREK
James Blatz is a Senior Geotechnical Engineer and founding partner at TREK with 20 years of experience in consulting and applied research. James also has extensive research experience in the areas of geosynthetic soil reinforcement, ground improvement techniques, temporary flood protection products and probabilistic slope stability analysis. James is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at TREK and a key member of TREK's leadership team.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Co - Founder
- Designer
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- President
- President of Leading Capital
Mr. Ma is the President of Leading Capital and the former Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Government of Heze. Mr. Ma has been engaged in investment promotion, capital financing, technological innovation, corporate management...
Mr. Ma is the President of Leading Capital, Chairman of Shandong Meihua Communication Technology and Executive Managing Director of Heze Juntai Management. Before founding the Leading Capital, Mr. Ma served as the Directorof Heze Investment Economic Development, the Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Heze Economic Development Zone, and the Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Government of Heze.
Job Titles:
- Corporate Finance / Managing Director, RM Advisory Services
- Managing Principal and Founder of RM Advisory Services LLC
Mr. Glass is the Managing Principal and founder of RM Advisory Services LLC. He a seasoned financial professional with over 30 years of audit and accounting experience, including extensive experience with Big Four accounting, mergers & acquisitions, initial public offerings, SEC compliance and the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance process. His consulting experience includes substantive involvement with six IPOs in his career, the development and implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance programs, reengineering financial systems to shorten the month-end close cycle, financial modeling, M&A support, and other financial planning projects.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Software Engineer
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Member of the Executive Management Team
- Software Engineer
Shane Li - CEO, President
Shane Li oversees each of the Company's divisions, venture investments, portfolio management, capital raising and management, and international relationships as well. He has over 9 years experience providing advisory services to businesses in both public and private sectors, from start-ups to large multi-nations.
Before joining Red Leaf Capital, Shane served as the President of North Forge East Business & Technology Incubator and as the Senior Economic Development Officer of the Municipality of Pinawa. Shane is also an Instructor at the University of Manitoba's Asper School of Business.
Shane Li has a B.Comm. (Hons.) degree, an MBA in Finance, and a Master of Science in Management from the University of Manitoba and has both the Chartered Business Valuator (CBV), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and Certified in Production and Inventory Management(CPIM) designations.
Shane serves as President & CEO of Red Leaf Capital, where he strives to build a strong tech innovation ecosystem and invest in visionary entrepreneurs. Founded in 2010, Red Leaf Capital is the first General Partner - Venture Capital Fund member of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association in Manitoba.
Before joining Red Leaf Capital, Shane served as the President of North Forge East Business & Technology Incubator, the Senior Economic Development Officer of the Municipality of Pinawa, the Chief Financial Officer of Treaty One Nation, and an Instructor at the University of Manitoba's Asper School of Business. Further, Shane has been appointed by the Government of Manitoba as a board member of the University of Manitoba Board of Governors, Vice-Chair of the University of Manitoba Finance and Infrastructure Committee, a member of the Manitoba Immigration Advisory Council, a member of the Manitoba Innovation Growth Program and Research Manitoba in the Review Committee and the Mentor at the Futurpreneur.
Stuart has over 25 years of experience providing advisory services to businesses, from start-ups to large multi-nationals. He has raised over $20 billion through private placements, IPOs, debt offering and structured products.
Prior to founding Red Leaf Capital in 2009, Stuart worked for Merrill Lynch, CIBC, and HSBC in Canada. He also spent 11 years overseas as Managing Director of Investment Banking for the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, and the CEO of Standard Bank (MENA Region) in Dubai. Stuart also serves on many boards and has been Board Chair of North Forge Technology Exchange (2017 Stuart-up Canada award winner) for the past 5 years.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Head of HR
- Member of the Executive Management Team
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- Chief Scientist of Huawei
Mr.Wang is the Chief Scientist of Huawei(Canada). His research focuses on computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence. Yang Wang is also an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Manitoba. He received a best paper award at CRV'16 conference and the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award at the University of Manitoba in 2017. He regularly serves as area chair and program committee in major conferences in computer vision and machine learning.