Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 11, 2000
Peter Wolfraim is Chairman and President of MFP Financial Services Ltd.
Mr. Wolfraim earned his BA from Wilfred Laurier University (1973) and
his MBA from McGill University (1975). His background includes time
spent in international investment management with a Swiss bank, followed
by several years based in New York in the fixed income area of a major
Canadian investment dealer, followed by five years with a major US bank
in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. From his window on the investment
community, Mr. Wolfraim identified a huge opportunity: to employ
financial management principles to the exploding high technology sector.
As we've evolved into a services-based economy, the opportunity has been
successfully realized. Moreover, the way he structured the company is
that as the dynamics in the economy changed, the company can easily
shift its product and asset mix to take advantage of the next emerging
growth opportunity. Mr. Wolfraim is also a past member of the Board of
Directors of the Canadian Finance and Leasing Association. He is known
for his ability to listen and build consensus. He is a principled,
thoughtful leader. Along with overseeing the growth and direction of MFP
over the past 16 years, Mr. Wolfman is a committed family man. He lives
in Oakville with his wife and five children and is involved with
children's sports, Scouts and related activities. Profile
its history of markets and customers, along with your own involvement
with the company?
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