Team

John Maycock | 250.813.2353
John is based in Victoria and provides presence in the B.C. marketplace. John is a seasoned executive with over 20 years experience developing and growing businesses, both as a hands-on leader and as a consultant. As founding CEO of Photon Systems Corp., John grew the business to $20 million in revenues and 50 employees. In addition to his experience founding and managing companies, he has served as a director and chair of several companies in the manufacturing and services industries. John earned an honours degree in engineering from Imperial College, University of London and is registered as C.Eng. (UK) and Eur.Ing.. He was awarded the Canada Award for Excellence in the category of Innovation and the Science Council of BC award for Industry/University liaison.

Tom Hope | 416.365.1960 Ext 257
Tom is a senior executive with over 30 years of experience in various telecom and technology businesses including Internet and broadband, wired and wireless, cable TV and multimedia. Most recently, he was the Chief Technology Officer of Bell Canada. Prior to joining Bell Canada, Tom spent 10 years at SaskTel and Stentor and 13 years with Nortel Networks. He earned a BSc. (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from King’s College London University and a postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies from Portsmouth University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer of Ontario and a Member of the IEEE and serves as Chair of the Communications Research Centre (CRC) Advisory Board.

Van Ramsay | 416.365.7170
Van is a Director in our Investment Banking group based in Toronto. Most recently, he was with Softchoice Corporation responsible for various aspects of finance, corporate development and sales operations. Prior to Softchoice, Van was a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he worked with mining, energy, telecommunications and financial services clients throughout Canada, the United States and Indonesia. Van was also a consulting engineer with Klohn Crippen Berger focused on North American mining clients. Van is a Registered Professional Engineer (Ontario) and a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from Laurentian University and an MBA from Queen’s University.