Mark Lawrence has been Managing Partner of NorthCrest Partners Inc., an Exempt Market Dealer, since 2003, and is also President of CML Capital Ventures Inc., serving in that role since 1997. He has been associated with AIO since 2012. He was for 10 years, until 2017, a Director of, Chair of Governance, and Audit Committee member, of Stone Investment Group Limited, a mutual fund company with assets under admin of about $600 million. Mark was also director of Impact Angel Alliance.
Since 1992, Mr. Lawrence has been an active investor in private start-up companies in sectors ranging from financial services software and services, alternative energy, green tech, telecommunications, materials and internet software. He was previously a top ranked tech, biotech, telecom, media and utilities analyst with Prudential Bache, Midland Walwyn and Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon.
He has been a Founder and Director of a number of TSX Venture listed companies, some through the Capital Pool Program. His previous TSX roles included being a Director of Soltoro Ltd., Axiotron Corp. (Tablet Computers), Software Growth Inc., and York Ridge LifeTech Inc.
Mr. Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Queens University, and a MBA from the Ivey School of Business.