- Chris Blake, CFA cblake@stonecapsecurities.com
Research Analyst, Diversified Industries Engineering & Construction
- Prior to joining Stonecap’s predecessor firm in February 2009, Chris was Special Situations Analyst - Business Trusts, at Scotia Capital. He was responsible for analyzing companies in a variety of industrial and consumer sectors and making investment recommendations appropriate for retail and institutional clients. Throughout his career he has gained broad experience in a broad number of industry groups including: Printing, Chemicals, Cold Storage, Residential Building Products, Railroads, Conglomerates, Aerospace, and Airlines. He has received top quartile rankings in key categories in the 2004 Brendan Woods institutional survey of trust analysts.
| Companies Under Coverage: | - ADF Group Inc.
- Aecon Group Inc.
- CVTech Group Inc.
- Genivar Inc.
- IBI Group Inc.
- Pure Technologies Ltd.
- Stantec Inc.
- Strad Energy Services Ltd.
- The Churchill Corporation
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- Christos Doulis, CFA cdoulis@stonecapsecurities.com
Research Analyst, Mining - Precious Metals
- Prior to joining Stonecap Securities in September 2010, Christos spent sixteen years in a wide variety of roles with a focus on the global mining sector. Most recently, Christos was a Partner at Gryphon Partners, a diversified global corporate advisory consultancy specializing in mining and resource company mandates. From 2006 to 2008, Christos was a Vice President in the Mining Investment Banking group at Blackmont Capital. Christos began his professional career in 1994 with Scotia Capital as an equity research associate.
| Companies Under Coverage: | - Argonaut Gold Inc.
- Astur Gold Corp.
- Aurcana Corporation
- Great Panther Silver Limited
- Kivalliq Energy Corporation
- Orvana Minerals Corp.
- Paramount Gold and Silver Corp.
- Premier Gold Mines Limited
- Revett Minerals Inc.
- Rio Alto Mining Limited
- San Gold Corporation
- Soltoro Ltd.
- St Andrew Goldfields Ltd.
- Strateco Resources Inc.
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- Michael Goldberg, CFA mgoldberg@stonecapsecurities.com
Research Analyst, Agriculture and Clean Technology
- Michael Goldberg began his equity research career at Stonecap’s predecessor firm in 2008 as a precious metals research associate, covering a range of small to large-cap gold and silver companies. Prior to that, Michael was a senior financial analyst at DBRS, where he covered consumer products and retailer sectors. He earned his MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business in 2007, his BSc. in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University in 2002, and is currently a Level III CFA candidate.
| Companies Under Coverage: | - 5N Plus Inc.
- Alliance Grain Traders Inc.
- Arianne Resources Inc.
- BioExx Specialty Proteins Ltd.
- Boralex Inc.
- IC Potash Corp.
- Passport Potash Inc.
- Rio Verde Minerals Development Corp.
- Stikine Energy Corp.
- Stonegate Agricom Ltd.
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- Aminul Haque, CFA ahaque@stonecapsecurities.com
Research Analyst, Energy - International E&P and Oilfield Services
- Aminul (Amin) Haque joined the Stonecap Oil & Gas Research team in Calgary in October 2011, providing research coverage of international E&P and oilfield service companies.
Amin brings 14 years of financial market experience, six of which have been devoted to equity research analysis on both the buy and the sell side. Prior to joining Stonecap, he provided independent valuation services to oilfield services, logistics and related companies operating in Calgary. Prior to focusing on the oil and gas sector, Amin spent time working in risk management with a New York-based credit card company and provided consulting services to a variety of U.S. and international financial organizations including Ginnie Mae and the World Bank.
Amin is an Electrical Engineer by training, and holds an MBA degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
| Companies Under Coverage: | - IROC Energy Services Corporation
- Touchstone Exploration Inc.
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- Ali Khan akhan@stonecapsecurities.com
Research Analyst, Mining
- Ali Khan joined the Stonecap mining research team in Toronto in February 2012, where he focuses on junior and medium capitalization exploration and development mining companies operating in both domestic and international markets.
Ali has worked as a mining engineer and as a consultant within the mining sector. Prior to joining Stonecap, Ali worked with international mining engineering consultancies, first at AMEC and later with Snowden. His engineering career has involved him in base and precious metals projects within North and South America, as well as working in projects engineering role at Goldcorp, Red Lake Mine. He then joined the mining equity research group at Scotia Capital, where he supported the precious metals research group. He currently holds a Bachelors of Applied Science in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering from the University of British Columbia and is working towards completion of his MBA.
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- C. Scott Rattee, CFA srattee@stonecapsecurities.com
Research Analyst, Diversified Industries
- Prior to joining Stonecap Securities Inc.’s predecessor firm in March 2009, Scott worked as a senior associate analyst in the media sector at Bear, Stearns & Co. Before joining Bear Stearns, he worked as an Associate Analyst at Prudential Equity Group, the institutional securities division of Prudential Financial. Prior to moving to New York, Scott worked in equity research at TD Newcrest and GroomeCapital.com Inc. in Toronto. Scott received his MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University in 1999.
| Companies Under Coverage: | - Bombardier Inc.
- CAE Inc.
- Cortex Business Solutions Inc.
- Exchange Income Corporation
- Gildan Activewear Inc.
- Poynt Corporation
- Score Media Inc.
- SXC Health Solutions Corp.
- Synchronica plc
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- Kuno Ryckborst kryckborst@stonecapsecurities.com
Research Analyst, Energy - Domestic E&P
- Kuno Ryckborst joined the Stonecap Oil & Gas Research team in Calgary in October 2011, bringing over 20 years of experience in both the domestic and international oil & gas industry. His broad industry experience includes nearly a decade as a commercial energy lender with Canadian Western Bank; corporate oil & gas banker with Societe Generale in Calgary; and most recently as managing director in charge of the North American sales office for a Netherlands-based international pipe manufacturer supplying wear resistant pipe to the oil sands mining sector. As a member of the Stonecap Calgary-based equity research team, Kuno focuses his research efforts on providing coverage of selected domestic oil & gas exploration and production companies.
Prior to beginning his career Kuno completed a Bsc. (Earth Sciences) at the University of Lethbridge and a Master of Business Administration at Webster University, St. Louis, MO.
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- J. Bradley Smith, CA bsmith@stonecapsecurities.com
Managing Director, Head of Research and Analyst, Financial Services
- Brad is a veteran equity analyst with multi-decade experience covering a broad range of industries, including financial services, real estate and multi-industry investment companies. Between 1994 and 2005, as director and senior analyst at Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., he was responsible for coverage of TSX-listed, non-bank financial companies including life insurers, property and casualty insurers and asset managers. Prior to that, he was vice president and research analyst at Nesbitt Thomson Inc., covering real estate and conglomerates.
| Companies Under Coverage: | - Bank of Montreal
- Bank of Nova Scotia
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- National Bank of Canada
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Toronto-Dominion Bank
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- Dylan Steuart dsteuart@stonecapsecurities.com
Research Analyst, Financial Services
- Dylan Steuart began his equity research career at Stonecap’s predecessor firm in 2007 as a research associate in the real estate sector before joining the financial services team as a research associate in 2008, covering the Big Six banks and asset managers. Dylan has been a research analyst since 2010, focusing on alternative lenders. Dylan earned an MBA from the Rotman School of Business in 2007 and has completed level IIII of the CFA designation.
| Companies Under Coverage: | - Carfinco Income Fund
- The Cash Store Financial Services Inc.
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