お知らせ • Aug 02
Fountain Asset Corp. Announces Board Changes, Effective July 31, 2026 Fountain Asset Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Geoff Barratt as a director of the Company, effective July 31, 2026. Mr. Barratt has built a career as a global investor in private and public securities markets. Mr. Barratt was trained as an investor in the Principal Strategies group at Morgan Stanley &Co in New York. After a successful period at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Barratt returned home to Toronto, to lead the Relationship Investing group for Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. While at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Mr. Barratt established a reputation for strong investment performance, investment origination, network building and management leadership. Highlight investments in Mr. Barratt's career include the successful recapitalization of First Data with KKR, the IPO of PRA Health Sciences, the acquisition of Mr. Cooper, the shareholder transition in Airbus, the value surfacing of MI Developments, the acquisition of Saks Inc., the distressed purchase of preferreds in Maguire Properties and the seed investment in XPO Logistics. Mr. Barratt started his career at CIBC Wood Gundy, in the 1990s, where he was involved on many high-profile capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Over his career, Mr. Barratt has had the opportunity to work internationally including in Toronto, New York, and Hong Kong. Mr. Barratt has also been quite active in Western Europe as well. Mr. Barratt has an MBA from the Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, and an HBA degree from Ivey Business School, at the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Barratt currently teaches BUS 4595 - Fixed Income Securities and Markets at the Ivey Business School. The company announced the appointment of Mr. Michael Shuh as a director of the Company, effective July 31, 2026. Mr. Shuh is a 25 veteran of the Canadian Capital markets with significant experience advising the financial services sector. Mr. Shuh has been the CEO and Board Chairman for a number of special purpose acquisitions corporations which all completed qualifying transactions and was the market leading investment banker to the exchange listed investment funds sector. Mr. Shuh holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University's Lazaridis School of Business and Economics and a Masters of Business Administration from the Ivey Business School. The company announced that Mr. Andrew Parks resigned as a director of the Company, effective July 31, 2026. The company announced that Mr. Michael Galloro resigned as a director of the company, effective July 31, 2026. The company announced that Mr. Paul Kelly resigned as a director of the Company, effective July 31, 2026. The company announced that Mr. Morris Prychidny resigned as a director of the company, effective July 31, 2026. お知らせ • Aug 01
Fountain Asset Corp. Appoints Geoff Barratt as Chief Executive Officer, Effective July 31, 2026 Fountain Asset Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Geoff Barratt as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective July 31, 2026. Mr. Barratt was appointed as Chief Executive Officer to fill the vacancy created by the previously announced departure of Mr. Andrew Parks as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 31, 2026. Mr. Barratt has built a career as a global investor in private and public securities markets. Mr. Barratt was trained as an investor in the Principal Strategies group at Morgan Stanley &Co in New York. After a successful period at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Barratt returned home to Toronto, to lead the Relationship Investing group for Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. While at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Mr. Barratt established a reputation for strong investment performance, investment origination, network building and management leadership. Highlight investments in Mr. Barratt's career include the successful recapitalization of First Data with KKR, the IPO of PRA Health Sciences, the acquisition of Mr. Cooper, the shareholder transition in Airbus, the value surfacing of MI Developments, the acquisition of Saks Inc., the distressed purchase of preferreds in Maguire Properties and the seed investment in XPO Logistics. Mr. Barratt started his career at CIBC Wood Gundy, in the 1990s, where he was involved on many high-profile capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Over his career, Mr. Barratt has had the opportunity to work internationally including in Toronto, New York, and Hong Kong. Mr. Barratt has also been quite active in Western Europe as well. Mr. Barratt has an MBA from the Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, and an HBA degree from Ivey Business School, at the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Barratt currently teaches BUS 4595 - Fixed Income Securities and Markets at the Ivey Business School. Board Change • Jul 07
Insufficient new directors No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. No experienced directors. 5 highly experienced directors. Independent Director Michael Galloro was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2018. The company’s insufficient board refreshment is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Board Change • Jun 15
Insufficient new directors No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. 1 experienced director. 4 highly experienced directors. Independent Director Michael Galloro was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2018. The company’s insufficient board refreshment is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Board Change • Apr 13
Insufficient new directors No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. 1 experienced director. 4 highly experienced directors. Independent Director Michael Galloro was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2018. The company’s insufficient board refreshment is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Board Change • Feb 25
Insufficient new directors No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. 1 experienced director. 4 highly experienced directors. Independent Director Michael Galloro was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2018. The company’s insufficient board refreshment is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. 
