Nick Kuzyk

Background

About Nick Kuzyk

Upon earning an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the UWO in 2002, Nick moved to Calgary to become a Business Analyst with a private family office. There, he worked with start-up entities to analyze and refine business plans, help raise capital, and also screen investment opportunities. In 2004, Nick worked at Overlord Financial Inc.(which became Aston Hill Financial), a firm founded by income trust innovator Marcel Tremblay. There, he assisted the firm and its subsidiaries with financial modeling, equity analysis and investor relations. From 2006-2007, Nick operated his own consultancy, Meadowbank Strategic Partners Inc, which served the clients named herein, among others. In 2008, Nick earned his MBA (Ivey) and graduated on the Dean’s List. During the program, he helped organize a trip to spend a day with Warren Buffett in Omaha, NB. Afterwards, Nick accepted the role of Sr. Business Development Associate with Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals. At KMCT, he expanded his expertise in financial modeling with a focus on midstream asset acquisitions, due diligence and business development. In 2012, Nick accepted the role of Senior Financial Lead in the Competitive Process group of the Alberta Electric System Operator, where he helped structure its first public-private-partnership for critical transmission infrastructure. Then after joining Keyera (TSX:KEY) in 2013 and working in Corporate Development on acquisitions and divestitures until late 2014, he worked as the company's Manager of Investor Relations until 2018. From 2018 to 2020, Nick was the Chief Strategy Officer & SVP Capital Markets at High Tide Inc.(NASDAQ:HITI, TSXV:HITI), a leading cannabis retailer that he helped take public and grow through a series of financings and acquisitions. In early 2020, he re-launched Meadowbank to assist corporate clients in the core area of Investor Relations as well as in BD, Due Diligence, Governance, M&A and more. In his personal time, Nick enjoys playing golf and his travels span 47 countries. In the community, he serves on board of the Alberta chapter of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute.