OUR TEAM
Truvera Mortgage Corporation - Management Team and Governance
BLAKE WIGGS, BASc, PEng (Retired), LLB
President
Years Experience in Related Industry: 40
Experience: Intellectual Property (patent) lawyer and a background in database administration and design
Name Partner - Oyen Wiggs, one of Canada's premiere intellectual property law firms
AURORA CATIBOG, CPA, CGA
CFO
Years Experience in Related Industry: 20
Experience: Regulatory financial reporting and compliance, financial audits, and cash flow management and operating budgets
CFO, VP Finance, COO, and Corporate Controller at various publicly-trading entities
NANCY Y FONG, BCom, LLB, CFP, FEA
Senior Vice President, Operations, Client Relations and Privacy Officer
Years Experience in Related Industry: 20
Experience: Lawyer (practiced for 12 years); Investment Advisor, Certified Financial Planner and Family Enterprise Advisor (total 20 years)
Principal of NYF Wealth Management
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Treasurer of the Executive Committee of the Estate Planning Council of Vancouver.
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SAM FOGELL, BCOM (FINANCE)
VP MORTGAGE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Years Experience in Related Industry: 11
Experience: Global Leasing Analyst; Commercial Realtor; Principal of Lanyard Financial Corporation during which has has been involved in over $2 Billion of mortgage transactions and several real estate syndications
Director, Mortgage Investment Association of BC; Director of Madrona Independent School
BEN GOLDBERG, MA (OXON), LLB
Director
Years Experience in Related Industry: 40
Experience: Freeman + Co Law Firm (past Partner)
Koffman Kalef Law Firm (past Partner)
Principal of Lanyard Financial Corporation
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UBC, Bachelor of Arts
Dalhousie University, LLB
Oxford University, MA (Jurisprudence)
MICHAEL KALEF, LLB
Director, Credit Committee Member
Years Experience in Related Industry: 40
Experience: Koffman Kalef Law Firm (Partner)
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Queen's University, LLB
BARRY MACDONALD, FCPA, FCA
Chairman of Board, Independent Director, Credit Committee Member
Years Experience in Related Industry: 36
Experience: PricewaterhouseCoopers (past Partner)
Elected Fellowship by CPA BC for outstanding career and community leadership
Earned the Institute of Corporate Directors designation in 2015
Past Chair of the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC
Board of Governors for Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University - Bachelor of Arts
PETER MCGRATH
Director, Credit Committee Member
Years Experience in Related Industry: 23
Experience: Currently an equity partner in two mortgage brokerage offices; the Managing Director of AXIOM Mortgage's Kelowna location; and on the Board of Directors of AXIOM Mortgage Solutions - a national mortgage brokerage franchise with over $3 Billion of mortgage originations per year.
In addition to his 23 years of banking, lending, and mortgage brokerage experience Peter is an active real estate investor and developer. He has projects in Regina (his hometown) and Kelowna (where he currently resides).
Peter is a constant entrepreneur - from 2008 - 2013, in addition to his work in finance, he owned and operated two regional newspapers.