Niral Merchant has a strong work experience history in finance and corporate finance. Niral started their career as a Corporate Finance Associate at KPMG Corporate Finance Inc. in 1994 and worked there until 1999. In 2000, they interned as an Investment Banking Associate at UBS for the summer. Niral then moved on to become the Chief Financial Officer of Royal Laser Corp., where they worked from 2003 to 2010. In 2003, they also joined Augmentram Capital Corp. as a Director and continued in that role until their departure in 2010. Niral served as the CFO of Hanfeng Evergreen Inc. from 2011 to 2014 before they became the Group CFO at Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. in 2015. Niral also held the position of Director at Congo Mineral Resources SPRL, starting in 2005. Overall, Niral has a diverse and extensive background in finance and corporate finance roles spanning over two decades.
Niral Merchant's education history includes an MBA degree in Strategy & Entrepreneurship from INSEAD in the year 2000. Before that, from 1993 to 1996, they attended the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management where they earned a B.Com degree in Finance. Simultaneously, they completed a B.Com degree in Finance & Economics from the University of Toronto during the same years. Prior to their university education, they attended Upper Canada College from 1989 to 1993. Additionally, Niral Merchant holds a CFA certification from the CFA Institute, obtained in January 2001, and a CPA (CA) certification from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario), obtained in January 1997. No specific information is available about their education prior to Upper Canada College.
March, 2015 - present