Kurt Brands
Chief Operating Officer at Invafresh
Profile
Kurt Brands is currently the Vice President at Polar Equity Partners and the Chief Operating Officer at Invafresh.
He previously worked as a Principal at International Business Machines Corp., a Senior Consultant at The Everest Group, Inc. (Illinois), and the Chief Financial Officer at Crosswinds Holdings, Inc. and NorRock Asset Management Ltd.
He was also a Member at The Society of Management Accountants of Ontario.
Mr. Brands holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and an undergraduate degree from Royal Roads University.
Kurt Brands active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Polar Equity Partners
Polar Equity Partners Investment ManagersFinance Polar Equity Partners (PEP) is a venture capital firm located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Reid Drury in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Canada. | Private Equity Investor | 2012-10-31 |
Invafresh
Invafresh Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Invafresh provides software solutions for enabling remote management of scales in supermarkets and grocery stores. Its solutions include periscope and eplum. The company was founded by Axel Doerwald in 1988 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. | Chief Operating Officer | 2013-05-31 |
Former positions of Kurt Brands
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NorRock Asset Management Ltd.
NorRock Asset Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance NorRock Asset Management Ltd. is an investment advisor headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Green Tree Capital Management Corp. They were formerly known as C.A. Bancorp Ltd. NorRock Asset Management is the manager of NorRock Realty Finance Corp. | President | 2013-03-07 |
BIOMIND LABS INC. | President | 2012-11-19 |
The Everest Group, Inc. (Illinois)
The Everest Group, Inc. (Illinois) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Everest Group, Inc. is a private company based in Streamwood, IL. The company provides customer experience management research to service providers, supports technology leaders by delivering insights, and explores how GBS/shared services/GICs are evolving to build strategic capabilities to deliver business outcomes. Additionally, the company offers industry-leading research on application services, digital services, and cloud and infrastructure services to help enterprises optimize value from their business-critical applications and mature their IT operations in an era of relentless technology disruption. The CEO of the company is Fred Kaplan. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
IBM | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
The Society of Management Accountants of Ontario | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Kurt Brands
University of Western Ontario | Masters Business Admin |
Royal Roads University | Undergraduate Degree |
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IBM | Technology Services |
Private companies | 6 |
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Crosswinds Holdings, Inc.
Crosswinds Holdings, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Crosswinds Holdings, Inc. is a private equity and asset management company, which engages in the investment in the financial services sector. It operates through the following segments: Primary Insurance, Reinsurance, and Asset Management. The Primary Insurance segment invests in the Monarch National Insurance Company which is a property and casualty insurance carrier. The Reinsurance segment provides specialty reinsurance through Crosswinds Re. The Asset Management segment operates as an investment advisor through Crosswinds AUM LLC. The company was founded by John Fenbar Driscoll on March 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Health Technology |
The Society of Management Accountants of Ontario | |
Polar Equity Partners
Polar Equity Partners Investment ManagersFinance Polar Equity Partners (PEP) is a venture capital firm located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Reid Drury in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Canada. | Finance |
The Everest Group, Inc. (Illinois)
The Everest Group, Inc. (Illinois) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Everest Group, Inc. is a private company based in Streamwood, IL. The company provides customer experience management research to service providers, supports technology leaders by delivering insights, and explores how GBS/shared services/GICs are evolving to build strategic capabilities to deliver business outcomes. Additionally, the company offers industry-leading research on application services, digital services, and cloud and infrastructure services to help enterprises optimize value from their business-critical applications and mature their IT operations in an era of relentless technology disruption. The CEO of the company is Fred Kaplan. | Commercial Services |
NorRock Asset Management Ltd.
NorRock Asset Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance NorRock Asset Management Ltd. is an investment advisor headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Green Tree Capital Management Corp. They were formerly known as C.A. Bancorp Ltd. NorRock Asset Management is the manager of NorRock Realty Finance Corp. | Finance |
Invafresh
Invafresh Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Invafresh provides software solutions for enabling remote management of scales in supermarkets and grocery stores. Its solutions include periscope and eplum. The company was founded by Axel Doerwald in 1988 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. | Technology Services |
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