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About Dexter John

Dexter John, Senior Vice President Phoenix Advisory Partners Dexter has over 10 years of experience in Capital Markets, spending 6.5 years in Structured Finance, namely at Metcalfe & Mansfield Capital Corp. and Coventree Inc., where he executed over $4 billion in transactions. Dexter brings with him a strong knowledge of corporate law and a thorough understanding of the financial markets. Prior to joining Phoenix Advisory Partners, Dexter held the Executive Vice President & General Counsel position at Kingsdale Shareholder Services Inc where Dexter worked on 22 of 40 proxy fights and provided advice to numerous resource companies in terms of corporate governance, shareholder communication and advisory services. Prior to joining Coventree, Dexter worked at a major Canadian law firm as a Securities Associate, focusing on the public equities market with particular emphasis on Mergers & Acquisitions. In addition, Dexter also has regulatory experience from positions held at the Investment Dealers Association, Ontario Securities Commission and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Dexter also has a number of years of shareholder communication and investor relations experience. Dexter is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association. http://www.phoenixadvisorypartners.com

2012 was a very exciting year in terms of corporate events: proxy fights, hostile/friendly take-overs, plans of arrangements and corporate governance initiatives all had centre stage in Canada.  It is expected that 2013 will be just as exciting as the …

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Director elections no longer are “routine” in any sense of the word. Activist and other investors, who in years past often focused on peripheral issues such as confidential voting and  achievement of a range of societal objectives (perhaps worthy, but …

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2011 promises to be a very interesting proxy season with greater expectations in terms of shareholder engagement and higher shareholder expectations with respect to disclosure from the issuer community. On November 18, 2010, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS” formerly RiskMetrics Group) …

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