Karl Sigerist is a seasoned business leader with a track record of success in founding, growing, and transforming organizations. Karl has advised shareholders, board members, and executives on governance, strategic, and corporate finance issues, helping them to navigate the challenges of founding, growing, buying, and selling businesses.

With a background in technology, finance, and insurance, Karl has been a founding member of eight start-ups and has led the growth of several business-to-business organizations through mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. He has also overseen the successful turnaround of three Canadian and European organizations, raising a total of $965 million in capital in the process.

Karl is known for building and fostering cultures that lead to success, with five consecutive years of Growth 500 status and two consecutive years of recognition as a Top 100 Small & Medium Enterprise Employer. In addition to his business pursuits, Karl is a mentor to business school students and newly immigrated Canadians, and he volunteers his time at universities, associations, accelerators, and incubators. He also serves on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations.

With expertise in strategy, governance, leadership, fintech, insurtech, start-ups, growth, capital raising, mergers, acquisitions, turnarounds, restructuring, change management, repositioning, enterprise risk, compliance, digital transformation, profit & loss, strategic alliances, joint ventures, finance, information technology, business development, sales, and marketing,

Karl brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his work in a range of industries, including financial services, insurance, warranty, information technology, ecommerce, retail, wholesale, manufacturing, industrial equipment, transportation, food service, consumer durables, home improvements, construction, motorsports, marine, travel, automotive, healthcare, education, membership, vacation ownership, recreational vehicles, and associations.