Dalhousie University

The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business

Chief Investment Officer at BOAT ROCKER MEDIA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Tasked with overseeing Corporate Development & Strategy (M&A, strategic investments, corporate planning), the Boat Rocker Ventures portfolio, the systems and infrastructure group (IT), and Jam Filled Entertainment (animation studio).

BOAT ROCKER MEDIA

Chief Investment Officer

Executive Vice President, Ventures

Entertainment One

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy

Led a team focused on business case development, planning, and execution of corporate strategic initiatives at Entertainment One.

Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

- Led the assessment and execution of new business opportunities for minority investments, acquisition targets, and strategic partnerships- Developed business models and support the launch of new digital content/platform concepts

Vice President, Corporate Development

Bain & Company

Case Team Leader

Industries: Telecommunications, Private Equity, Retail Banking, and Travel & HospitalityPractice areas: Growth Strategy, Customer Segmentation, Corporate M&A, Post-Merger Integration, and Private Equity Due Diligence

Consultant

- Identified a competitive video threat (Netflix, Apple TV, etc.), analyzed the industry, aligned key stakeholders across the organization and built the strategy document for alternative video business models•	Developed the initial strategy for a next-generation TV initiative, report identified international best practices and positive implications to average-revenue-per-user (ARPU)•	Helped to launch the “TV Everywhere” initiative, by aligning cross-functional teams and building key relationships with strategy content partners•	Optimized the business models for new content acquisitions, resulting in improved efficiency during content negotiations•	Analyzed the content delivery process, created control systems which identified bottlenecks, streamlined the process

Rogers Communications Inc.

Business Strategy Manager, Broadband Entertainment

- Streamlined the quarterly marketing performance analysis, by standardizing the metrics and created a more structured review process with the senior leadership team, resulting in better reporting consistency

Andrew Spergel