Kent Alekson

Kent is responsible for corporate development and strategic planning at Svante, working closely with other members of the senior management team to set the strategic direction of the company and execute transformational corporate projects, transactions, and other priority initiatives critical to the successful scale-up of the business.

After beginning his career in international management consulting focused on business process transformation, Mr. Alekson shifted to corporate finance, initially working with a leading Canadian investment bank on capital raising and M&A advisory mandates across several industries. Prior to joining Svante, Kent spent 14 years with a major international maritime shipping company in core roles focused on corporate development, capital raising, treasury and investor relations and leading cross-functional teams to deliver strategic corporate initiatives.

Kent holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from York University in Toronto and undergraduate degree in Bio-Resource Engineering from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.