Colin Osborne

Colin Osborne has over 30 years' experience in capital-intensive metals, mining and industrial manufacturing businesses. He is a seasoned executive with extensive experience providing leadership and direction in some of the most complex types of industrial and commodity-based businesses. He possesses a demonstrated track record of improving earnings and cash flow in highly-competitive environments. Colin is President, Samuel Son and Co., one of North America's largest commodity metals supply chain, distribution and manufacturing companies, where he led the transformation of a multi- segment, 32.5 billion business, repositioned the leadership team, put plans in place to optimize the portfolio, and increased EBITDA by 35%. Prior to this, he was CEO and President of Vicwest lnc, an industrial products company, where he led a complex multi-party sales process that segmented the business, and ultimately combined multiple transactions to deliver significant shareholder value. Prior to Vicwest, Mr. Osborne was Chief Operating Officer at Stelco Inc., where he oversaw all aspects of a diverse range of industrial businesses, including mining, and was part of a small core team which managed the business through one of Canada's most complex multi-year restructuring and sale processes. Colin has sat on a number of public, private, private equity and community boards, including Stelco; Vicwest; Onex; TPO, Samuel, Son and Co.; and McMaster Innovation. He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from McGill University and has completed the Executive Program at Queens University School of Business.