After graduating from the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University with an MBA, Jim became an investment banker at a national investment dealer in Toronto. In the early 1990’s he co-invested in Sepp’s Food Group, a specialty food manufacturing company located in Vancouver, which was later listed on the TSX. He held various positions over the years, including President, CFO and ultimately CEO when it was sold in 2010. Prior to joining Rhema Health Products as CEO, he was President and Director at Mazza Innovation, a botanical extract company, and co-owner of Prosnack Natural Foods, a manufacturer of healthy snack foods. Since 2010, he has been a c-level executive in three companies that were sold to publicly listed entities, including two companies that were sold to NYSE listed companies.

Jim has served as a Director of the Food Innovation Centre of BC, Food Processors of Canada, Canadian Food Innovators, Timia Capital Corporation, Chairman of the Functional Foods Alberta Centre of Excellence and the BC Food Processors Association and is currently Vice-Chairman of the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC and on the Board of the Canadian Food Innovation Network.