Chairman of the board

Ben Sawchuk is one of Canada’s most widely respected investors, entrepreneurs and business mentors. He has built and financed more than a dozen companies in real estate, insurance, finance, energy and many other sectors.

He took his securities license in 1970, joining the Principal Group, where he become the top salesman in Canada in 1970 and 1971. He began investing in real estate in 1978, starting up Loiselle Realty Ltd. A strategic investment in a Block Brother Real Estate franchise followed, where Ben became the top salesman for Canada in 1980 and 1981, and for Remax in 1987 and 1988. He formed Vancouver-based Sawchuk International Real Estate Services Inc. in 1990, creating international brokerages in six countries.

His investments in Canada’s insurance industry from 1984 until 2006 saw him acquire 20 insurance agencies across northern BC and the Northwest Territory. The Western Financial Group bought the group in 2007, at the time the largest acquisition of privately-owned general insurance agencies in Canada.

CEO/Director

David Bajwa is a Capital Markets professional with over 25 years experience providing access to finance, liquidity and awareness for publicly traded companies in North America. As a member of the founding group of Chartwell Technology Inc. in 1997, he represented the company from inception to advancing the company to a full TSX senior listing, culminating in the company’s successful acquisition by Amaya Gaming in 2011.

During his tenure at Chartwell, David was instrumental in capital raises exceeding $20 million through senior Canadian Investment firms and subsequently developed analyst coverage across 9 investment firms including 3 of Canada’s top 6 banks. In addition to Chartwell, he has consulted and raised capital for Triant Technologies, Kraken Sonar and most recently spearheaded the recapitalization of BST Transportation, the largest private trucking and logistic company in Western Canada.

CRO

Chad is an enterprise leader with broad experience in strategy, operations excellence, marketing & sales management, and has a proven track record in creating effective sales strategies.  He has built and lead successful teams both in-house and remote- even before remote working was popular.  He’s highly skilled in sales funnels and process optimization data/metric creation, sales leadership, vision creation and implementation, customer acquisition, lead acquisition and talent development.

Recognized as a highly competitive self-starter, Chad has strong business sense, strong analytical skills and delivers creative resourceful approaches to solving complex business challenges.

CFO/Director

Eugene joined Tevano following an extensive career in the capital markets and public companies, serving in leadership roles in private industry most recently as CFO at Trait Biosciences Inc., a Toronto-based emerging biotechnology leader in the cannabis industry as well as in public service roles as a public policy and political advisor and Chair of Vancouver Community College.

Prior to Trait he was an investment banker at Corpfinance International Inc. for 11 years, specializing in infrastructure debt. Eugene’s experience includes First Nations negotiations, corporate and financial strategy. He is a Board member of Pebble Labs, Maxtech Ventures Inc., Red Lake Gold Inc., Rover Metals Inc., Century Metal Inc., and RedFund Capital Corp. He is a graduate of the University of Calgary with a BA in economics and political science.