At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Canada based CFO’ operating in the Developer Platform space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Mark Brennan
CFO of Largo Resources
Mr. Brennan is currently Executive Chairman of Ascendant Resources Inc. and Chief Executive Officer & Co Chairman at Cerrado Gold. Prior to co-founding Ascendant, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Metals Inc., a multi-mine polymetallic producer, from April 2015 to March 2017. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Largo Resources Ltd., a greenfield to production mining company, from March 2005 to March 2015. He was the co-founder of Brasoil do Brasil Exploracao Petrolifera S.A., a private oil and gas producing exploration Corporation in Brazil. In addition, he has been President of Linear Capital Corporation, a private merchant bank, since February 1998. He is a Founder and a director of James Bay Resources Limited since November 2007. Founding member of Desert Sun Mining with over 20 years financing experience in North America & Europe. Founder and principal of Linear Capital, Brasoil Corporation, James Bay Resources, Morumbi Oil & Gas and former President, CEO and Chairman of Admiral Bay Resources.
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About Largo Resources: Largo Resources Ltd. is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of exploration and evaluation properties

David Shore
Co-founder and CFO of CodeZero Technologies Inc.
tech focused corporate finance and M&A executive Co-founder and CFO for Traxitt; Co-founder and CFO and Corp Dev for Moj.io; Independent director for BC Advantage Funds
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About CodeZero Technologies Inc.: Developer Tools for Kubernetes
Don Wright
CFO of Clarius Mobile Health
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About Clarius Mobile Health: Clarius is developing a novel medical imaging ecosystem.
Sandra Beaulieu
Chief Financial Officer of Mkango Resources
Mrs Sandra Beaulieu is a financial professional with over 20 years’ experience in the resource sector, both domestically and internationally. Her skills include controllership, treasury and internal control governance with extensive experience in North America. Sandra has held positions with international resource companies requiring her to oversee sound financial controls and her familiarity with and guidance of financial system implementation, upgrading and maintenance has given her a distinct advantage when advising and assisting emerging enterprises. As a consultant, Mrs Beaulieu has managed the entire financial function for a number of publically traded companies, TSX-V capital pool companies and sole proprietorships.
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About Mkango Resources: Mkango Resources Ltd. is a mineral exploration and development company.
Melissa McElwee
CFO of International Barrier Technology
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About International Barrier Technology: ePrivateHire develops software solutions such as Tobias, web-based booking software for the private hire and taxi industry.