Sandy Rhind, President

After a career at BMO Nesbitt Burns marked by several leadership roles in investment banking, Sandy founded Alexander Capital in 2005 in response to a growing need for unbiased, independent investment banking advice. A seasoned negotiator, Sandy has initiated and shaped several high profile corporate finance and M&A transactions on both sides of the Atlantic. He has also introduced several innovations into the capital markets including corporate strip bonds, equity split shares, instalment receipts, debt indexed to stock market returns, and stapled shares (predecessor to the Income Trust). His vision for Alexander Capital is to be first call for corporate leaders seeking discreet and actionable M&A and corporate finance advice delivered by seasoned experts.

Sandy is a P. Eng. with a degree from Queen's University in Mechanical Engineering and holds an MBA in Finance from University of Connecticut.

srhind@alexandercapital.ca

W. J. Blair Agnew, MA, CA

 Blair is a senior finance professional with over 25 years’ experience working in internationally recognized firms, Ernst & Young and BMO Capital Markets.  He has extensive experience of executing public and private equity financings and advising boards of directors on public and private mergers & acquisitions transactions.  During a 14 year career at BMO Capital Markets, Blair spent five years as a Managing Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group and, before that, four years as a Vice President in the Communications & Technology Group.

Blair obtained his Master of Arts, Economics & Accountancy (with Distinction) from the University of Dundee, Scotland and he is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

STEVEN T. NEVARD, MBA

Steve has over 10 years’ experience advising public and private companies on their strategic, financing and capital markets needs.  At Alexander Capital, his focus is advising small and mid-sized companies on ownership changes and expansion funding.  He has a breadth of experience in different industries and is familiar with a wide range of financing structures.  Steve leads the firm’s mid-market advisory practice in Western Canada and is based in Vancouver, BC.

Steve has a B.Sc. Electrical Engineering from Queen's University, an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business and is a licensed professional engineer (P.Eng.).