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Dan Cristall

Advisory Council

Dan brings more than 30 years of capital markets experience to Omnigence as the founding member of our advisory Council. His track record of success in corporate finance, M&A, fund management and debt/equity financings further adds to the bench strength. During his career Dan advised on more than $10 billion in M&A transactions and was involved in raising more $15 billion in equity and debt for a combination of third-party clients and principal investment opportunities. He remains active in the community including a long-standing partnership with the Dood Cristall Family YMCA in Brandon, Manitoba. Dan’s current roles include:

  • Founder, CEO of Olexa Developments (a privately owned real estate development company);
  • Board Member, Myplas Recycling Inc. (a mixed-use plastics recycling company); and
  • Board Member, FRNT Financial (a publicly traded institutional capital markets and advisory platform focused on digital assets)

Prior thereto, Dan held several senior leadership roles, including:

  • Chairman of Orion Securities (an employee owned; independent broker sold in 2008 for more than $125 million)
  • Head, Global Oil And Gas, Macquarie Capital
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. (the Canadian broker dealer entity for Macquarie Group)

Dan has a MBA, Ivey Business School (1992) and Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Western University (1988)