Craig Haynes

Craig Haynes has a long and varied work experience. Craig began their career in 1996 as Sales Manager at Waterloo North Mazda. In 1997, they moved to Dilawri Automotive Group - Suzuki as General Manager, where they managed the day to day operations of the mid-sized import car dealership. In 1999, they joined TD Canada Trust as Regional Sales Manager for Eastern Ontario. During their 11 year tenure, they grew loan originations from 11 million dollars to 180 million dollars. In 2010, they took on two roles, Partner, Business Development at vdoLife.com and National Sales Manager at TD Auto Finance. At TD Auto Finance, they created and lead a team of sales professionals and renewed and/or contracted new relationships with BRP, Polaris, Arctic Cat, Yamaha, and RV Care. In 2012, they joined CA Web Properties Inc. as Chief Something or other, where they built a series of websites in various niches and acquired a property in Palm Springs California. In 2013, they became VP of Business Development at FinanceIt. Finally, in 2015, they began their current role as President & Chief Innovation Officer at LoanStar Technologies, where they work with lenders to diversify their consumer loan origination strategies.

Craig Haynes attended the University of Waterloo - St. Jerome's University from 1993 to 1997, where they earned a BA in Sociology. Craig then attended Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology from 2008 to 2010, where they earned a Sommelier in the Sommelier Program. Craig has also taken various interest courses at Carleton University.