Mr. Ackerman is President and CEO of Emprise Capital where he has worked for the past 13 years. He has been active in public markets for over twenty years having held senior executive roles in various capacities from Investor Relations to Executive Management. Mr. Ackerman has experience in all aspects of corporate structuring and restructuring, both in Canadian and US jurisdictions, as well as equity and debt financing for early stage companies. He serves as Director or Officer on a number of publicly traded and private companies. Mr. Ackerman also brings extensive business experience in doing business in Asia, having lived and worked in country for a number of years.