| LEADERSHIP
The Senior Team at PriceMetrix brings a solid blend of experience to the opportunity at hand. Over the past two decades, the team has worked extensively with investments distributors and manufacturers, and has led change management efforts and revenue growth in a number of industries.
Doug Trott
President & CEO
Doug Trott co-founded PriceMetrix in 2000 bringing 18 years of strategy consulting experience in the retail and wholesale financial industries. Under his leadership, PriceMetrix has become the leading provider of scalable practice management solutions for the Wealth Management industry. In his role as President & CEO, Mr. Trott focuses on the business development and growth of PriceMetrix, setting the company's strategic direction in meeting the evolving needs of North American brokerage and Wealth Management firms.
Prior to PriceMetrix, Mr. Trott founded The Taddingstone Consulting Group, Inc., a boutique strategy firm specializing in the North American Wealth Management industry. Taddingstone conducted over 75 consulting engagements for banks, retail brokerage firms, money managers and mutual funds. Global clients include ING, UBS, JP Morgan, Citigroup and Fidelity. He began his consulting career at Oliver, Wyman & Co., where he rose to become Senior Partner and Country Head for Canada.
Mr. Trott holds an Honors Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics and Commerce from the University of Toronto and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Patrick Kennedy
Vice President, Research and Development Group
Patrick Kennedy co-founded PriceMetrix in 2000 and assumed the role of chief architect of the underlying technical framework - the Revenue Productivity Platform. Mr. Kennedy currently leads the team responsible for building and executing against a multi-year product strategy, including product planning, design, and quality assurance.
Mr. Kennedy brings an impressive track record in the development of business performance measurement frameworks. Prior to co-founding PriceMetrix, he was a Senior Consultant at The Taddingstone Consulting Group, Inc., a boutique strategy firm specializing in the North American Wealth Management industry. At Taddingstone, he led the Small Business Financial Services practice, and participated in over 20 consulting engagements including: sales force optimization, performance evaluations, revenue acquisition and valuation mandates, profitability improvement initiatives and pricing evaluation and design projects for a wide variety of clients.
Mr. Kennedy holds a degree in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Jeff Marsden
Vice President, Client Group
Jeff Marsden co-founded PriceMetrix in 2000 with Doug Trott and Patrick Kennedy. In his role, Mr. Marsden leads the team responsible for the delivery and support of the PriceMetrix Programs, Tools and Advisory Services.
Mr. Marsden brings a keen understanding of both the operations and the opportunities facing the investments industry as a result of nearly a decade of experience as both a manager and a consultant to the Wealth Management industry. Before founding PriceMetrix, he was a principal at The Taddingstone Consulting Group, Inc., a boutique strategy firm specializing in the North American Wealth Management industry. At Taddingstone, he had responsibility for the Brokerage Practice, leading or participating in over 30 consulting engagements including: acquisition and due diligence mandates, profitability improvement initiatives and pricing evaluation and design projects for a wide variety of clients.
Mr. Marsden holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario.
Brent Geddes
Chief Financial Officer
Brent Geddes serves PriceMetrix as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Brent oversees all financial related functions of the company, including Operational and corporate finance, contracting and capital management.
Brent has years of proven experience performing as financial lead for a variety of technology related organizations. Prior to joining PriceMetrix, Brent was the Vice President Finance and CFO for AudienceView Ticketing Corporation, an advanced ticketing services provider to arenas, stadiums, theaters, and other venues worldwide, as well as Vice President Finance for Casero Inc., a leading provider of infrastructure software to broadband service providers; and, Director, Finance for Solect Technology Group, a leading provider of customer care and billing software to internet service providers.
Brent holds CMA (Certified Management Accountant) and CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designations.
Cory Weech
Vice President, Operations and Technology Group
Cory Weech joined PriceMetrix in 2004 to lead our Operations and Development areas. As Vice President, Operations and Technology, Mr. Weech leads a number of teams responsible for building, securing, operating and supporting the PriceMetrix Productivity/Server platform. He also serves as the company's Chief Information Security Officer.
Mr. Weech has extensive experience in the professional services, customer support and cloud computing industries. Most recently, he was Vice President, Technical Services for a SaaS based enterprise expense management vendor where he led a team responsible for systems integration, technical advisory services and the operation of its cloud delivery platform in both North America and Europe.
Previously, Mr. Weech was involved in building an Infrastructure-as-a-Service company where he served as Director of National Planning and Deployment. He began his career as a consultant specializing in telecommunications and CRM solutions.
Mr. Weech holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University, as well as CISSP, CSSLP and CISA certifications.
Harold Westervelt
Vice President, Sales
Harold Westervelt joined PriceMetrix in 2008 after over 18 years in the financial services industry. In addition to leading the sales team, Mr. Westervelt is a member of the management committee and has brought his extensive industry experience to all aspects of the business. PriceMetrix provides Mr. Westervelt the opportunity to use his experience in helping Retail Advisors and the firms they represent realize the value of their business.
Before joining PriceMetrix, Mr. Westervelt spent ten years as a part of the Thomson Reuters management team. He was responsible for the Retail Wealth Management sales force which included both front and back office services. Prior to Thomson Reuters Mr. Westervelt spent eight years at Standard & Poor's Equity Services in both a sales and sales management capacity.
Mr. Westervelt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Communications from Missouri State University and a Masters in Business Administration from California State University, East Bay.
Kim Lloyd
Manager, Human Resources
Kim Lloyd joined PriceMetrix in 2005 as Manager, Human Resources. In this role, she is responsible for the continued development of staffing & retention strategies, talent management and organizational development of the company.
Ms. Lloyd brings over 15 years of experience in helping early stage companies develop and implement progressive human resources programs and practices. She joined PriceMetrix from Advanced Utility Systems, where she was responsible for the development and implementation of a wide range of HR programs, including the company's MBO Performance Management and Health & Wellness initiatives. Prior to this, she held a variety of progressive HR positions at Quartet Service Corporation, Algorithmics Inc. and Bain & Company.
Ms. Lloyd is a member of the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO), where she is active in their Mentoring Program.
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