Yohei Omichi

Senior Director, Client Consulting

Yohei is the Head of Japan and a Senior Director at bfinance, where he leads the firm’s presence in the Japanese market and supports institutional investors in making well informed decisions across a broad range of asset classes. With more than two decades of experience in the investment industry, he has developed deep expertise in client engagement and portfolio solution. Before joining bfinance, Yohei spent 11 years at BlackRock in client-facing roles and 8 years at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, gaining extensive hands-on experience in client engagement. He holds a degree from Keio University.

Philip Coté

Director

Philip Coté is a Director at bfinance Canada. Philip has more than 16 years of financial services industry experience across institutional investment consulting, manager research and product development roles. Prior to joining bfinance Philip was a Director at Pavilion Alternatives Group where he led manager research and due diligence assignments in the area of private markets investment, with a focus on real estate, infrastructure and private debt. Earlier in his career Philip worked at CIBC Asset Management and National Bank. Philip is a CFA charter holder and holds the FRM designation. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce at Concordia University and a graduate certificate at McGill University.

Les Marton

Managing Director

Les oversees the business development and relationship management of bfinance in Canada. Les has worked in financial services for over 30 years, with more than two decades of experience in asset management. Prior to joining bfinance in 2017 he held a number of senior roles at Scotiabank (Managing Director, Head of Cap Intro and Hedge Fund Consulting, Head of Global Alternative Asset Group) and Scotia Capital (Managing Director). He began his career at Royal Bank of Canada and RBC Capital Markets. Les holds an MBA from York University and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Toronto, Trinity College.

Brooke Bowen

Director, Client Consulting

Brooke Bowen is a Director and Client Consultant for bfinance US. Brooke has over 8 years of financial services industry experience working primarily with high-net-worth advisors and Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs). Brooke brings a strong background in wealth distribution, most recently at Members Trust Company and previously at Nuveen.

Throughout her career, Brooke has consistently been recognized as a top performer, earning multiple sales and growth awards driven by her ability to originate new relationships, build advisor partnerships, and deliver results.

Brooke earned her MBA from Boston University and her undergraduate from the University of Mississippi. Brooke maintains her FINRA Series 7 and 66 licenses.