LiveReel Media Corp. Enters into a Loan Agreement with Difference Capital Funding Inc; Announces Management Changes
Following entering into of the loan, the corporation announced the appointment of Michael Wekerle and Henry Kneis who joined the board of directors following the resignation of Janice Barone and Diana van Vliet. The board currently consists of three directors, Henry Kneis, Michael Wekerle and Jason Meretsky. Meretsky resigned as Chief Executive Officer and was replaced by Michael Wekerle. Steve Wilson, the corporation's Chief Financial Officer resigned and was replaced by Henry Kneis. Wekerle has over 25 years of experience in the investment industry and is currently the Executive Chairman of Difference Capital Funding Inc. The Globe and Mail described Mr. Wekerle as one of Bay Street's legendary investment traders. He was a partner and co-founder of Griffiths McBurney & Partners' sales and trading operations. He served as Vice Chairman of Institutional Trading at GMP Securities until August 2011. During his time, he helped establish the firm's hedge fund, institutional trading desk and a reputation for assisting clients in profiting from large-scale transactions. Kneis has 25 years of experience specializing in alternative assets including hedge fund investment management, structured product development, equity derivatives and proprietary arbitrage trading. Kneis is currently Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Difference Capital Funding Inc. Previously, he was the Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Abria Financial Group, where he managed three portfolios of hedge funds. Prior to founding Abria, Kneis was the CEO of Maple Securities Ltd. He managed proprietary trading portfolios for Maple and its affiliates with aggregate balance sheet assets of $3 billion.