Management Team
Chief Executive Officer
A seasoned M&A executive and corporate strategist with 20+ years of management experience, having consolidated other fragmented industries, Mr. Davidson co-founded Crown Aviation and serves as CEO.
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Chief Financial Officer
15+ years in finance and corporate leadership, Mr. Lee excels in investment analysis and finance. A co-founder and CFO of Crown Aviation, Mr. Lee has particular expertise in M&A accounting for public companies.
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President
With 25+ years of finance, capital markets, and aviation operations experience, Mr. Hamblin is a licensed commercial pilot, senior executive, and leader renowned for realizing economies while operating at scale.
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Board of Directors
Board Chair
35+ years of expertise in IPOs, M&A, and capital structuring, Mr. Hughes is a pilot, professional director, and governance expert having led public companies in Canada and the United States.
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Audit Committee Chair
An award winning and world-renowned aviation expert with 25+ years of leadership experience, Mr. Bureau is the former President of Air Canada Rouge and VP Global Sales at Ethiad Airways and Malaysia Airlines.
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Governance Committee Chair
A PhD in Theoretical Physics and MIT and Columbia guest lecturer, Dr. Dunleavy revolutionized aviation revenue models as a senior executive at Air Canada, WestJet, and Malaysia Airlines.
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HR, Nominating & Comp. Committee Chair
Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, with 30 years of senior finance and board experience, Françoise is a renowned advocate for ESG, diversity, and inclusion and for women in finance.
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M&A Committee Chair
The former Chief Information Officer of the Federal Government of Canada and senior executive at Air Canada, a director of the Calgary Airport Authority, Catherine has 30+ years of executive and leadership expertise.
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Advisory Committee
Managing Director - Investment Banking, Hampton Securities Limited
Managing Director of Hamptons Securities, Andrew founded Hampton’s investment banking practice after establishing strong relationships throughout the nation's tightly knit finance and investment community.
Co-Founder and Chair of MetAirMorph and Highbank Capital Ltd.
Dr. Stone is a seasoned financier and entrepreneur with extensive experience in aviation, life sciences, and financial services, having led over 70 investments from angel to institutional levels.
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Principal & Managing Director of Chisholm & Partners International Inc.
Multifunctional with an uncanny focus toward strategy, capital raising, transaction structure, and creating accretive partnerships; Timothy is a key ambassador for many of the world’s leading financial institutions.
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Founding Partner
Fish Purdy LLP
A corporate securities lawyer whose firm focuses on start-ups, roll-ups and emerging issuers. Mr. Fish is a veteran in capital markets and often acts as management and sits on the boards of many of his firm’s clients.
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