Thank you to the judges below for volunteering their time and expertise to make BV Challenge 2024 such a success!
Matthew Ackers CBV Senior Manager, Forensics & Disputes PwC Canada Read bio
Matthew Ackers CBV Senior Manager, Forensics & Disputes PwC Canada
Matthew Ackers, CBV is a Senior Manager in the Disputes & Forensics team at PwC in Toronto, Ontario with nearly 10 years of experience assisting with business valuation and damage quantification matters. He specializes in the preparation of expert witness reports for business and securities valuation, loss quantification, shareholder transactions, corporate planning, matrimonial litigation and other complex financial litigation issues.
Matthew has assisted clients across a diverse range of sectors, including real estate and construction, manufacturing and distribution, healthcare, insurance, entertainment and communications, retail and consumer products, gambling and gaming, professional services, technology and cannabis, and more.
Curtis Boesche CBV Manager OMERS Private Markets Read bio
Curtis Boesche CBV Manager OMERS Private Markets
Curtis Boesche is a Manager on the OMERS Valuations team, where he leads and supports a variety of valuation and financial analysis mandates, delivering insights to inform strategic decision making. Since first joining OMERS as a co-op student in 2019, Curtis has contributed to numerous engagement areas including Infrastructure, Private Equity and Growth Equity valuations.
Crystal Hawryluk CPA, CGA, CBV, CFE President Merit Valuations Read bio
Crystal Hawryluk CPA, CGA, CBV, CFE President Merit Valuations
With over twenty years of experience, Crystal’s expertise spans a wide spectrum. Her specialties include valuations for corporate tax planning, business transactions, including shareholder buyouts, resolving shareholder and partnership disputes, and preparing loss quantification reports for litigation support, with a particular focus on business losses arising from expropriation matters. Her experience encompasses private companies across various industries in Western Canada. Before becoming an entrepreneur and starting her own firm, Merit Valuations, Crystal was a partner at an international accounting firm where she managed a large portion of the Western Canada valuations practice during her tenure.
Stephen Kertzman BA, LL.B, CBV President Kertzman Valuations Inc. Read bio
Stephen Kertzman BA, LL.B, CBV President Kertzman Valuations Inc.
Stephen has over 20 years of experience specializing in the areas of business valuation, corporate finance and loss quantification. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Business Valuers. He has qualified as an expert witness at various Courts in Ontario and at international arbitrations.
Dany Le is a Partner with MNP and leads the Valuation and Litigation Support Services team in Northern Alberta. While Dany provides valuation services nationwide, his primary focus is providing valuation and expert reports for professionals and private enterprise clients in Alberta.
Marco Lamanna CPA, CA, CBV CFO Regional Janitorial & Maintenance Read bio
Marco Lamanna CPA, CA, CBV CFO Regional Janitorial & Maintenance
Marco is a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with over a decade of professional experience in business valuation, corporate finance, and strategic growth. Currently serving as CFO at Regional Janitorial & Maintenance, Marco leads the finance function of the company while also guiding strategy and driving enterprise value creation.
Prior to this role, Marco spent nearly a decade at Ernst & Young LLP in the Valuation, Modelling & Economics practice, where he prepared business/asset valuations and complex financial models/reports for a variety of purposes. Marco is also passionate about sharing his knowledge with others – he teaches Corporate Finance for the CBV Institute’s Program of Studies and has delivered presentations on valuations, finance, and investor presentations to incubators, accelerators and entrepreneurs across Ontario.
Claire Neale CPA, CA, CBV Manager, Valuations MNP Read bio
Claire Neale CPA, CA, CBV Manager, Valuations MNP
No biography was provided.
Eveline Reid CPA, CA, CFF, CBV President Vine Valuations Inc. Read bio
Eveline Reid CPA, CA, CFF, CBV President Vine Valuations Inc.
No biography was provided.
Michael Riseley CPA, CA, CBV Partner Holmes Riseley LLP Read bio
Michael Riseley CPA, CA, CBV Partner Holmes Riseley LLP
Michael Riseley graduated from Ontario Tech in 2012 with a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting and was issued his CPA and CBV designations in 2015 and 2017 respectively. Currently, Michael is a Partner at Holmes Riseley CPAs and Tax Advisors where he relied upon for his business valuation background and provides industry-leading advisory services by identifying value drivers and growth areas for businesses to maximize their value in a potential sale. In Michael’s spare time, he acts as the Vice Chair for PRHC Foundation, the Treasurer of Community Futures Peterborough and as Chair of the Finance Committee for Ganaraska Credit Union.
Michael Rudanycz CPA, CA, CFA, CBV, ICD.D Managing Director, Private Fixed Income Sun Life Capital Management Read bio
Michael Rudanycz CPA, CA, CFA, CBV, ICD.D Managing Director, Private Fixed Income Sun Life Capital Management
Michael Rudanycz is a managing director of SLC Management works on Private Equity LP Commitments, Senior Secured Lending including Fund Finance (GP/NAV/Company Level), Origination and Business Development. Prior to his 14 years at SLC Michael has worked at a Dancap Private Equity, RBC and KPMG and has an extensive background in Lending and Private Equity.
Jonathan Seguin MBA, CPA, CBV Partner BJC Read bio
Jonathan Seguin MBA, CPA, CBV Partner BJC
No biography was provided.
Ephraim Stulberg MBA, CPA, CA, CFF, CBV Partner MDD Forensic Accountants Read bio
Ephraim Stulberg is a partner with MDD, based in Toronto. He specialises in the areas of business valuation, economic loss quantification and investigative accounting, mainly in the context of litigation support. He has provided expert evidence in court and at arbitration, including in front of the Ontario Land Tribunal. He has worked on matters across Canada, as well as the United States, Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia.
Matthew Saturno CBV Manager Fuller Landau Read bio
Matthew Saturno CBV Manager Fuller Landau
Matthew Saturno is a Chartered Business Valuator and a Manager at Fuller Landau LLP. He provides services in business valuation, litigation support, and forensic accounting.
He formerly worked at KSV Advisory for 3.5 years, engaging in similar mandates, including transaction advisory services.
Prior to becoming a business valuator, Matt began his full-time career at EY in Assurance in 2018.
Kinjal Shah Manager Secretariat CA, CFA, CBV Read bio
Kinjal Shah Manager Secretariat CA, CFA, CBV
Kinjal Shah is a business valuation professional, currently working with the damages group at Secretariat Advisors. Her professional experience spans across valuing companies for financial reporting and legal compliances and damage quantification in legal disputes. She enjoys the dynamism of the valuation profession where each case presents a novel set of challenges and thrives in academic research. After work hours, you might find her buried in a book.
Jinwei is a Manager in KPMG’s Vancouver Valuations Team, where he focuses on business valuations, modelling, advisory, and financial reporting assignments. With around four years of experience, he has had the opportunity to support a range of clients on projects requiring careful analysis and practical solutions. Jinwei holds CPA, CFA, and CBV designations, and earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Victoria.
Adam Van Elsberg CPA, CBV Manager, Valuations and Litigation Support MNP Read bio
Adam Van Elsberg CPA, CBV Manager, Valuations and Litigation Support MNP
Adam Van Elsberg is a Calgary-based Manager in MNP’s
Valuations and Litigation Support practice. With over seven years
of combined professional services experience, Adam’s focus is on
business valuations, technology valuations, business modeling
and advisory services related to disputes, tax, transactions, and
financial reporting.
Jos Vervaet CPA, CBV Vice President, Finance & Corporate Development Richardson International Limited Read bio
Jos Vervaet CPA, CBV Vice President, Finance & Corporate Development Richardson International Limited
Jos Vervaet, CBV, CPA is the Vice President of Finance & Corporate Development at Richardson International Limited, where he plays a pivotal role in shaping strategic initiatives and driving corporate growth. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jos brings deep expertise in executive financial leadership and M&A strategy. He is a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV), with a strong track record of leading investment decisions with a commitment to long-term value creation.
John Walls CPA, CA, CBV, CFA Senior Manager KPMG LLP Read bio
John Walls CPA, CA, CBV, CFA Senior Manager KPMG LLP
John is a Senior Manager in KPMG’s Deal Advisory Services practice and has been providing valuation services for public and private companies for over 8 years. John lives and works out of Ottawa, with a focus on real estate, technology, and enterprise clients. In addition to being a CBV, he is also a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst.
Enoch Xu CPA, CA, CBV, CFA, MAcc. President Valuation Solutions Read bio
Enoch Xu CPA, CA, CBV, CFA, MAcc. President Valuation Solutions
Enoch Xu is the founder of Valuation Solutions. Enoch specializes in valuations for corporate reorganization and financial reporting. His passion is solving complex valuation problems using the latest technology. Enoch enjoys providing quality valuation services while solving practical problems for clients. He has earned the trust of many clients and CBV colleagues. You’ll find him indulging his love for travel and gardening when not immersed in valuations.
Fatim-Zahra Souiri CFA, CBV/EEE Senior Manager, Valuations MNP Read bio
