Les Marton
Managing Director
Les leitet das kanadische Geschäft von bfinance und arbeitet mit vielen unserer wichtigsten Kunden in Kanada zusammen. Bevor er 2017 zu bfinance kam, war Les mehr als 30 Jahre lang im Bankensektor und mehr als zwei Jahrzehnte lang in der Asset Management tätig. Er hatte eine Reihe von Führungspositionen bei Scotiabank (Managing Director, Head of Cap Intro and Hedge Fund Consulting, Head of Global Alternative Asset Group) und Scotia Capital (Managing Director) inne. Er begann seine Karriere bei der Royal Bank of Canada und RBC Capital Markets. Les hat einen MBA der York University und einen Bachelor of Arts der University of Toronto, Trinity College.
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