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Mr. Paterson was appointed CFO of the Company on December 1, 2001. His educational background includes B.Com from the University of Ottawa 1973-1977 and St. Francis Xavier University 1971-1972. Chartered Accountant Designation Alberta Institute 1979 and Ontario Institute 1980.
His career includes controllership of Lumonics Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer of laser equipment for medical and industrial applications with sales of $50 million and Vice President Finance of a national food service company with sales value in excess of $22 million. He is currently owner of Paterson & Company, an Ottawa based public accounting firm servicing a variety of retail, construction and service companies. As well, he is a management consultant, Immigration Investment Program (Canada) (1991 to present). Mr. Paterson is a past Director of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club (NHL). | 