Blair Middleton is an accomplished business professional with extensive experience in both the glazing industry and capital markets. With a proven track record in strategic business development and product marketing, Middleton is an expert in utilizing leading-edge technology to create new products and open markets. He has experience developing short and long-term strategic business, product development, and process improvement plans, and he has a mature and disciplined business approach. Middleton has a deep base of C-level contacts developed over a distinguished 20+ year career in the Canadian and international financial services industry, and he is skilled at communicating effectively with staff at all levels within the banking, data management, enterprise risk management, information services, and financial services arenas.

Middleton has significant experience in wholesale glazing industry product needs, glazing project quote and contract management, and domestic and overseas product sourcing expertise. He has also played a pivotal role in the conception, build-out, and growth of CanDeal.ca Inc., now Canada's leading institutional electronic fixed income trading system. In his various roles, Middleton has been responsible for alliance development, business consulting, business development, compensation programs, contract negotiation, and staff supervision.

Middleton's background includes a BBA in Business - Accounting/Finance from Bishop's University, and he has held senior positions at Thomson Financial, TSX Datalinx, Basis100 Inc., Algorithmics Inc., Investor's Press, and Reuters. He can be reached at 416-804-1605 or by email at blair.middleton@gmail.com.