Your partners in success
Beyond capital, you’ll benefit from having decades of organizational, financial and strategic expertise on your side
Kellie Manchester, CFA
Kellie was previously a co-founder of Sequeira Partners, one of Western Canada’s largest mid-market investment banking boutique. With over 25 years of experience in the transaction markets, Kellie has deep experience in strategic planning and advisory planning across the private business sector. Prior to co-founding Sequeira Partners, Kellie spent over 10 years with EY and a predecessor investment banking firm acquired by EY.
Prior board experience includes The 625 Powell Street Foundation, and Lionsgate Industries Inc., a private business with assets across Canada.
Kellie has volunteered with the Association of Women in Finance, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Inn from the Cold. She has been recognized by BC Business Magazine as one of BC’s Most Influential Women in Finance, and was awarded Dealmaker of the Year 2021 by Finance Monthly Magazine.
Kellie is a CFA charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Management from the University of Lethbridge.
Matt Wubs
In almost three decades at Westland Insurance, Matt Wubs has served as Controller, Chief Financial Officer and Co-CEO, where he oversaw insurance, reinsurance, risk management, finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Now, Matt applies his decades of organizational knowledge and deep passion for the business as a director on the board.
During this time, Westland has evolved from a regional BC organization to one of Canada’s largest national brokerages and managing general agents.
Matt also serves as Chairman of Ero Copper’s Audit Committee and as a Director on the Board of Big Box Outlet Stores.
Before joining Westland, Matt held a consulting role in Management Information Systems at International Forest Products Ltd. and obtained his Chartered Accountant designation while working at Deloitte LLP.
Matt is a CA, CPA and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia.
Geoff McKay
For over 25 years, Geoff has led highly successful private equity investment teams and M&A activity throughout the US and Canada; most recently as CPP Investments’ Managing Director and Head of North American Direct Private Equity.
Geoff started his career in the M&A space with Goldman, Sachs in New York and London before joining Forstmann Little & Co in New York where he became General Partner. He then moved to Seattle as Managing Director and Head of Private Equity for Vulcan Capital founded by Paul Allen, a large family office investment group, prior to joining CPP Investments in Toronto, a $550B global pension fund. In addition to his deep expertise in structuring capital and equity investments, Geoff also brings experience in leading transformational change that drives organizational value.
Geoff is a seasoned Board member, having provided governance leadership to nearly 20 organizations in industries as varied as events & media, fitness, insurance & financial services, energy, telecom, education, asset management, automotive, leasing, consumer products and software.
Geoff earned his MBA with Distinction and was named to the Director’s List at The Wharton School and holds his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Victoria.
Jason Wubs
Interested in the family insurance brokerage business from a young age, Jason Wubs has dedicated his career to Westland Insurance, where he started as a broker nearly 30 years ago.
In his 15-year tenure as CEO, Jason has led Westland to become the largest independent Canadian-owned brokerage in the country. Through the company’s rapid growth, Jason continues to honour the values on which his family first established the business in the early 80s: focusing first and foremost on employees, clients, and the communities they call home.
Jason earned his Bachelor of Administration from the University of British Columbia and holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University.