The Quest Team has gained recognition and developed a broad base of relationships within North America's financial communities. The network of investment bankers, commercial bank lenders, accountants, lawyers and corporate management teams enables Quest to maintain a steady, high quality flow of investment opportunities.
Insiders, officers, and directors own a significant amount of the Company, ensuring the interests of shareholders and the Company's principals are closely aligned.
Brian E. Bayley
Co-Chair of Quest since 2008 and previously President from 2003 to 2007 and Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2008. Prior to joining Quest, Mr. Bayley was the Chief Executive Officer of Quest Investment Corporation, a public asset backed lender based in Vancouver. Mr. Bayley was also the co-founder of Quest Ventures Ltd., a privately held asset backed lender based in Vancouver, specializing in bridge loans and arbitrage. Prior to Quest Ventures, Mr. Bayley was President and CEO of Quest Oil & Gas which was sold to Enermark Income Fund for $147 million in 1997. Mr. Bayley is currently a director of a number of public companies.
A. Murray Sinclair
Co-Chair of Quest since 2008 and previously Managing Director from 2002 to 2007. Prior to joining Quest, Mr. Sinclair was the President of Quest Investment Corporation, a publicly listed asset backed lender based in Vancouver. Mr. Sinclair was also co-founder of Quest Ventures Ltd., a privately held asset backed lender based in Vancouver, which specialized in bridge loans and arbitrage. Prior to Quest Ventures, Mr. Sinclair was Managing Director of Quest Oil & Gas which was sold to Enermark Income Fund for $147 million in 1997. Mr. Sinclair is currently a director of a number of public companies.
Stephen Coffey
President and Chief Executive Officer of Quest since 2008. Prior to joining Quest, from 2001 to 2007, Mr. Coffey was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Equitable Group Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary the Equitable Trust Company, a substantial deposit taker and mortgage lender. Prior to thereof, from 1998 to 2001, he served as a Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of Creditwave Corporation, an instant credit adjudication and application service provider.
Ken Gordon
Chief Operating Officer of Quest since January 2007. Mr. Gordon has over 30 years of Canadian and international mortgage lending experience including five years as Vice President of MCAP (Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec) where he was responsible for all interim and construction mortgage lending and eight years as Vice President of Mortgage Investments and then President of Aylmer & Sherbrooke Investments Inc.
Jim Grosdanis
Chief Financial Officer of Quest since May 2008. Prior to being CFO, Mr. Grosdanis was a founding member of Dundee Bank of Canada as its Vice President of Operations. Since 1993, Mr. Grosdanis has held senior roles in the financial services industry. Mr. Grosdanis is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Derek Wasson
Senior Vice President of Quest since October 2005 and a consultant to Quest since June 2004. Mr. Wasson is responsible for Quest's real estate lending activities, including loan origination, underwriting and execution as well as developing and managing Quest's growing mortgage department. Prior to Quest Mr. Wasson was a commercial mortgage broker with a leading Vancouver brokerage firm. He brings over 10 years of real estate finance and development experience to Quest. Mr. Wasson has a Bachelors of Arts from the University of British Columbia.
Sandra Lee
Sandra Lee is a certified legal assistant and since July 2003, Corporate Secretary of Quest. Ms. Lee has been working with various merchant banks as Corporate Secretary since 1996 including, Quest Investment Corporation, Quest Management Corp. and Quest Ventures Ltd. Previously, she was Assistant Corporate Secretary and Secretary of Quest Oil & Gas Inc.