We are delighted to announce that Dominic Barton, a long-standing advisor to our Firm, has re-joined the Altas Advisory Board. Dominic has had a highly distinguished career, including 32 years at McKinsey & Company where he served as Global Managing Director from 2009-2018. 

Following his retirement from McKinsey, Dominic joined the Altas Advisory Board, pleased to support the Altas team and our CEO Andrew Sheiner, who began his career along with Dominic at McKinsey’s Toronto office in 1986. Dominic subsequently left the Altas Advisory Board for a time when he agreed to become Canada’s Ambassador to China, serving in this role from 2019-2021.

Dominic brings a wealth of experience and global relationships to the Firm. The Altas team will benefit from his decades of experience as an advisor to companies and CEOs and his insights into how to build world-class businesses.

Dominic’s Background:  

The son of an Anglican missionary, Dominic was born and lived in Uganda before moving to Canada at age seven. He studied at the University of British Columbia where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar where he earned an MPhil degree in Economics. Other notable affiliations and roles include: Chancellor of the University of Waterloo; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rio Tinto; Chairman of LeapFrog Investments, an impact-investment firm focused on emerging markets; and Senior Advisor and Partner at Radical Ventures, a leading AI investment firm. Dominic was previously Chair of the Board of Teck Resources, Chair of Standard Chartered Bank’s International Advisory Council, Chair of the Canadian Minister of Finance’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth, Chair of the Seoul International Business Advisory Council, an Advisory Board Member of the Olayan Group, and a Non-Executive Director at the Singtel Group (Singapore) and Investor AB (Sweden).

Altas is pleased to announce that Hannah Currie has joined the firm as Vice President, Human Resources and Talent.

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Prior to joining Altas, Hannah held senior human resources leadership roles at Shopify and Canada Post, where she focused on talent strategy, deployment, and advisory support.

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Hannah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (with Honours) and a Master of Industrial Relations from Queen’s University.

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The Altas team was thrilled to host the Firm’s first in-person Annual General Meeting since 2019 last week in Toronto. The event featured many of our CEOs, senior executives, and board members discussing Altas’ businesses and the dynamics at play in the current market environment. A huge thank you to our investors who spent the day with us in Toronto, as well as those who tuned in virtually.

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Altas is pleased to announce that Paul Emery has joined the firm as a Partner.

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Prior to joining Altas, Paul worked at Hellman & Friedman in New York, identifying, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities across a variety of industries, with a focus on healthcare and financial services. Paul began his career in the Global Power and Utilities Group at Morgan Stanley.

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Paul holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia (with Distinction) and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (Arjay Miller Scholar).

Altas is pleased to announce that Michael Casson has joined the firm as a Director.

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Prior to joining Altas, Michael worked at Bain Capital in Sydney, Australia. While at Bain Capital he focused on private equity investment opportunities across a variety of sectors and worked closely with portfolio company management teams.  Previously, he worked at Bain & Company in Toronto where he worked on both commercial due diligence and corporate strategy projects.

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Michael holds an A.B. in Physics from Harvard College (cum laude) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (High Distinction).

Altas is pleased to announce that Michael Korzinstone has joined the firm as a Partner.

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Prior to joining Altas, Michael worked at Cinven in New York where he was a founding member of the North American investment team and led sector origination in technology and tech-enabled business services. Previously he was with Silver Lake for ten years in New York and London, identifying, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities across the technology, technology-enabled, and information services sectors.

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Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with dual concentrations in Finance and Accounting.

Altas Partners is pleased to announce that it has become a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). UNPRI is recognized as the leading global network for investors who are committed to integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment practices and ownership policies.

“Responsible investing has always been elemental to our objective of consistently generating strong returns, with the least amount of risk, for our partners” said Andrew Sheiner, CEO of Altas. “We are committed to being responsible stewards of our businesses, and we are delighted and proud to become a signatory of UNPRI.”

Altas is pleased to announce that Unified Women’s Healthcare has been selected as a 2022 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams.

“I am forever grateful to all of our Team Members for their dedication to the mission, vision, and goals of Unified,” said Bob LaGalia, President & CEO at Unified. “I sincerely hope they feel pride for this recognition as we earned this together as a team. If we continue stay true to our values and support one another, we will succeed in making healthcare better.”

The 2022 designees are U.S. private companies that have demonstrated excellence in strategic planning and execution, a commitment to their people and fostering a dynamic, resilient culture, as well as strong financials. This year’s designees continued to propel their businesses forward by prioritizing purpose, investing in their workforces, and demonstrating their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Applicants are evaluated and selected by a panel of external judges focused on assessing hallmarks of excellence in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture and governance/financial performance. Unified now joins a global ecosystem of honorees from more than 40 countries recognized by the Best Managed Companies program.

Altas is pleased to announce that Adrienne Danson has joined the firm as Director.

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Prior to joining Altas, Adrienne worked at Advent International where she focused on private equity investments in the technology sector. Previously, Adrienne was an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs.

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Adrienne holds a Bachelor of Arts in Honours Business Administration from University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business (with distinction).