Mr Marshall HeinbergB.S. (Hons), J.D.
Non-Executive Director
Marshall has extensive experience relevant to our Company including insight into the global capital markets and has worked with several life science and technology companies. Marshall was appointed a non-executive director of the Company in January 2010 and has served as a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee since November 2010. Marshall is head of Oppenheimer’s Investment Banking Department and a Senior Managing Director of the firm. Marshall began his investment banking career in 1987 as an Associate in the Corporate Finance Division of Oppenheimer & Company, which was acquired by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in 1997. Marshall held several senior roles at CIBC World Markets including serving as a member of the U.S. Management Committee, the Deals Committee which approved U.S. corporate finance debt capital decisions and the Investment Committee which approved private equity and fund investments. Marshall also served as a member of the Equity Transaction Committee and Financial Advisory Transaction Committee. Over the course of his career, Marshall has held responsibility for various industry sectors including environmental, industrial growth, technology and telecommunications. His transaction experience includes public and private debt and equity financings, as well as numerous exclusive sale and strategic advisory assignments. Marshall was named Head of CIBC’s U.S. Investment Banking Department in 2001. Upon the acquisition of CIBC’s U.S. wholesale business in 2008, Marshall was named head of Oppenheimer’s Investment Banking Department. Marshall is also a non-executive director of Image Entertainment, Inc., a leading independent licensee and distributor of entertainment programming in North America. Marshall has extensive experience working with both leading growth companies as well as financial sponsors. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, Marshall practiced corporate law for approximately four years. Marshall graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School with honors, with a degree in economics. He received his law degree from Fordham Law School.