Mike Poettcker

Mike Poettcker has extensive experience in the financial industry, with a focus on compliance and capital raising. Mike is currently serving as the Chief Compliance Officer at Finhaven, a company that provides third-party Exempt Market Dealer services for capital raising in Canada. Prior to this role, Mike was the Managing Director for Western Canada at Vault Capital, where they established and managed registrations for the company in British Columbia and Alberta. Mike also created policies and procedures manuals to meet regulatory requirements and authored guidelines for product suitability and know-your-product.

Before joining Vault Capital, Mike held the position of Vice President of Underwriting and Chief Compliance Officer at Amur Financial Group. In this role, they managed over $700 million in mortgage investments and was responsible for various tasks such as updating the private placement memorandum, conducting audits, and presenting mortgage approvals to the board.

Furthermore, Mike has experience as a Managing Director at Mann Group, where they completed the registration package for the company to meet regulatory requirements. Mike also created sales and marketing plans and completed training courses in a short period of time.

Additionally, Mike worked as a Risk Manager at CMLS Financial, where they supported the originator in reviewing investment deals and analyzing risk for various types of loans. Mike also served as a Manager of Mortgage Underwriting at DLC Homeline Financial Services, where they led a team and utilized their extensive lender relationships to broker commercial and investment deals.

Prior to these roles, Mike held positions at Marlborough Stirling Canada as a Regional Sales Director, Pen-Cor Mortgage and Investments as a Business Analyst, Accredited Home Lenders as a Business Development Manager, and Citi as a Branch Manager. In these roles, they demonstrated skills in sales, relationship building, management, and compliance.

Overall, Mike Poettcker has a strong background in compliance, capital raising, and risk management, making him a valuable asset in the financial industry.

Mike Poettcker's education history is as follows:

From 2020 to 2022, they attended the Canadian Securities Institute and earned a degree in Chartered Investment Manager, specializing in Portfolio Management.

Before that, in 2019, they completed the Exempt Market Proficiency Course at the IFSE Institute.

In 2006, they completed the Sub Mortgage Broker & Real Estate Salesperson Course at The University of British Columbia.

In 1999, they completed the Branch Compliance Officer's Course at the Canadian Securities Institute.

In 1998, they completed both the Conduct & Practices Handbook Course and the Canadian Securities Course at the Canadian Securities Institute.

From 1994 to 1997, they attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the following:

- Portfolio Management Techniques from the Canadian Securities Institute in January 2020.

- Investment Management Techniques from the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) in December 2019.

- Partners, Directors, and Senior Officers Course from the Canadian Securities Institute in May 2019.

- Finally, they achieved the Chartered Investment Manager designation from the Canadian Securities Institute in January 2020.