July 16, 2024, Toronto, ON and Philadelphia, PA – Gaston Tano, former SVP and CFO for Shawcor Limited, has joined EnerTech as an Executive in Residence (EIR). Gaston’s extensive experience building high performance organizations and deep knowledge of delivering improved financial results and productivity will be a welcome accretive resource to EnerTech and their portfolio companies.
Gaston is a senior finance executive with over 30 years of diverse industry experience in multiple global public companies. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Shawcor Limited (now Mattr), a global materials technology company broadly serving critical infrastructure markets, including transportation, water management, energy and electrification. While there, he led finance operations and played a crucial role in restructuring efforts and successful M&A transactions. Prior to Shawcor, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Spin Master Limited and CCL Industries Inc. and held various leadership positions at Bacardi Limited.
“I am thrilled to join EnerTech as an EIR. EnerTech's commitment to innovation and its dynamic portfolio of companies align perfectly with my passion for driving strategic growth, evolving technology, and operational excellence. I look forward to contributing to the success of EnerTech’s portfolio companies and collaborating with the talented team here,” said Gaston.
“We are excited to have Gaston join our firm as an EIR; his extensive finance and management background will be a very valuable resource to our firm as we continue to build out our Corporate LP base and investment portfolio. Having experienced leaders like Gaston on our team will provide valuable support to our portfolio CEOs,” said Wally Hunter, Managing Partner at EnerTech.
Gaston is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA, Illinois). He also holds an Institute of Corporate Directors designation (ICD.D) from the Rotman School of Business and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto.
About EnerTech Capital
EnerTech Capital is a globally recognized venture capital firm that has been investing and partnering with innovators since 1996, empowering entrepreneurs to build transformative technology companies. The firm has pioneered an integrated approach to business building, leveraging strategic collaboration across a diverse stakeholder ecosystem to create value; with a focus on Mobility, Industry 4.0, and Connected Customer. EnerTech’s current platform has a significant focus on emerging opportunities in the mobility space across Electrification, Autonomy, Smart Mobility, and Connectivity. The firm has a long history of working with corporate strategic investors and providing value added insights and partnership opportunities to support growth and innovation objectives.
EnerTech has offices in Toronto, Philadelphia, Palm Beach Gardens, Boston, and Orange County.
For more information, visit: www.enertechcapital.com
Contact:
Name: Wally Hunter
Phone Number: 416-418-1505
Email: whunter@enertechcapital.com
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