W.R (Rod) Hare

Unit # ***, ** Towering Heights Blvd. Telephone: 289-***-****

St. Catharines, Ont. L2T 0A8 Email: ad3yuj@r.postjobfree.com

*Note: The unusual breadth of my experience grew out of both my involvement in Investment Banking and a number of years spent subsequently as a consultant CEO/Interim Manager specializing in workout and turnaround strategies, hence the variety and short term nature of some of the positions held.

Board/Director Positions Held in Publicly-listed Companies:

Executive Chairman – IGM Group Ltd.; exploration and investment vehicle (formerly Intercontinental

Gold & Minerals N.L.)

Non-Executive Director – DSG Australia Ltd; Internet Telephony;

Executive Chairman - Anzoil NL; oil & gas exploration;

Managing Director - Intercontinental Gold & Minerals NL; mineral exploration; activated carbon

Managing Director - Australian Carbon Ltd; activated carbon production & sales

Executive Director - Rothwells Ltd; Merchant & Investment Bank

Non-Exec. Director – Invictus Drilling Fund; oil and gas exploration

Executive /Management Positions Held in Business:

Rental Consultant - Homestead Land Holdings (The Shipman Apartments - new build

( 2019 – 2023)

Sales Consultant - SC Sports, St.Catharines -in-store sales and customer service ;

(part-time 2012 – 2019)

Property Manager - PPM Niagara - medium density apartments and single-family housing

in St.Catharines, ON. (part time – 2012 – 2019)

Owner Relations Manager - Panorama Mountain Village; (circa 400 condo and townhouse units) -

near Invermere, British Columbia; ( included owner liason

for booking, maintenance and improvements); (4 yrs –2005 – 09)

General Manager &CEO - -Char International Ltd; activated carbon manufacturing/global sales;

(specific responsibility for global sales and marketing); (7 years)

General Manager/CEO - Hunts Foods Ltd; frozen foods production and marketing;

(responsibility for purchasing, sales and marketing); (2 yr contract)

Consultant Manager - Campbell Capital Limited – investment banking; (responsibilities:

marketing of services, project assessment and analysis). (1 year contract)

State Manager - Asset Management Division (W.A.) – State Bank of South Australia

Group; (hands-on mgmt of equity investments, (ie. Mindarie Keys) and

default loan assets of circa $200 Million); (3 years)

General/Project Manager - Mindarie Keys Resort Hotel and Marina – 2300 lot development

project, including a 45 Ha. man-made harbor (Project Manager);(2 years)

Corporate Lending Manager - Rothwells Ltd, Merchant & Investment Bank; (2 years);

Asst.State Manager-Lending - Tricontinental Ltd. Merchant & Investment Bank (2 years); Managing

Loan portfolio and investments.

Field Services Mgr, C&RE - (Commercial and Real Estate Division, Esanda Ltd.); ANZ Bank Group;

Personal and Corporate finance; incl. serving a broker portfolio.(4 yrs).

Regional Manager, Business Development – Continental Bank of Canada; Nanaimo Branch.(3 years)

Lending and managing new business in the region.

Board/Committee Positions held in Sporting Organizations:

Executive Director – Harness Racing B.C. – amalgamation of BC Standard Bred Association and BC

Standardbred Breeders Society; controlling harness racing in British Columbia

Vice-Chairman – Australian Horse Industry Council; Federal Government sponsored to facilitate

coordination of common interests of Thoroughbred, Standardbred,

Equestrian, Breed societies and Sport Horse organizations country-wide.

Vice-Chairman - Equestrian Federation of Australia; controlling Federal body for

Showjumping, Eventing and Dressage throughout all States and Territories.

Equestrian Rep. - Australian Olympic Committee; representing interests of equestrian sport.

Chairman - Equestrian Federation (W. A. Branch); controlling body for equestrian sport in

the State of Western Australia.

Selected Accomplishments in Sports Management:

*Led amalgamation of the BC Standardbred Assoc. and BC Standardbred Breeders Society to form

Harness Racing BC and led that sectors involvement in the formation of Government appointed BC

Horse Racing Industry Council; included liaison with Provincial Government re Slot Revenues.

*Led the amalgamation of the seven State-based Equestrian Federation bodies to form a national

Body, Equestrian Federation of Australia as a public company limited by guarantee… making it

possible for the sport to access federal Government funding for the sport in Olympics and World

Championships.

*Managed the separation and financial division of the Equestrian Federation of Western Australia and

the State Equestrian Centre to eliminate Board and member liability and establish the facility as an

independent and viable commercial entity.

Career Synopsis:

After Graduating from University of BC in 1975, my wife and I purchased a fully operating farm in Sask. that I operated, farming 2000 acres of both cropland and pastureland, growing grain and managing a cow-calf operation. Accidental death of my wife in 1976 led to a major life change resulting in emigration from to Australia in 1981 where I had a broad-based career in finance and investment banking in both public and private companies.

In 2003, following my return, I became a successful Building Manager for a high-rise building in Vancouver’s West End to enable me to settle-in back in Canada. In early course the illness of my aging Father caused me to relocate to Collinwood, Ontario to assist my family. Following my father’s passing I went to work for Club Intrawest in a sales role, progressively in three locations, Blue Mountain, Ont., Zihuantanejo, Mexico and Panorama, B.C. Having decided to stay back in B.C., I became Owner Relations Manager at Mt. Panorama, B.C., managing the rental pool on behalf of some 430 owners of condos and town homes with a total of circa 3000 beds for rental by resort guests. I continued in that role for 4 years before returning to the BC lower mainland as CEO for what was to become Harness Racing BC. Under my guidance, an amalgamation of the Breeders Society and the Standardbred Assoc. was accomplished. Nevertheless, despite achieving that goal in one year, the Provincial Government chose to take the slot machine revenues at the track away from Harness Racing, severely limiting its operations. This negative development for the industry severely limited revenues available from and for harness racing and led to my resignation and ultimate return to Ontario.

Education:

, Masters of Business Administration program; University of Western Australia;

completed 2 year course requirements, but withdrew due to work pressures following the Stock Market crash of October 1987 as an Executive Director employed by the Provisional Liquidator.

BCTF Diploma in Education; (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Math., PE.);Univ.of British Columbia; Vancouver, B.C.; BCTF Teaching Qualification (1978)

Bachelor of Physical Education, (Biological Sciences major); University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.; completed B.P.E.; (1975)

Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, (B.Sc. P.E.), program; University of Guelph; completed 3 years – transferred to Univ.of British Columbia ** to be able to participate in international hockey games in China and Japan, representing Canada.

Participation in Hockey:

Playing Career:

1967-1970 - OHA Junior “A” Hockey – 3 years; Hamilton Red Wings; *Kitchener Rangers-

1970 participation curtailed by knee injury leading to 6 weeks in plaster cast.

1970-1973 - OUAA ( Ontario University Athletics Assoc.) Univ. of Guelph Gryphons; leading

scorer and nominated OUAA all-star & HOCKEY CANADA BURSARY*

*1970 - * Bursary Recipient to attend University, remain amateur and eligible to be

available to play for Canada – there were 20 scholarship/bursary recipients.

1973-1975 – WCUAA (Western Canada Univ. Athletics Assoc.) Univ.of Brith Columbia

Thunderbirds; includes 11 international games in China (8) and Japan (3)

1984,’86,’89- Goodall Cup; (Aus. National Championship Tournament); nominated to

Australian All-Star Team on each occasion of participation.

Teaching and Coaching:

1967- Redwings Hockey School, Hamilton – Instructor

1968- Redwings Hockey School, Bracebridge – Instructor

1969– Harris-Keon Hockey School, Thornhill Double Rinks – Instructor

1969 “ “ “ “ – Assist. Instructor, Power Skating

1970– Harris-Keon Hockey School, – Instructor & Head Power Skating Instructor

1970 - Harris-Keon Hockey School, USA:Utica, NY, Hartford, Conn., Worcester, Mass.

-Instructor of curriculum and Power Skating

1973 – Babe Pratt’s Canuck Hockey School, Vancouver – Power Skating Instructor

1993 - Brown Trophy; (Australian Under 20 National Champions) Co-Head Coach

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