Dennis Freeman, FCA

Dennis Freeman is the Managing Partner of KPMG’s Transaction Services practice in Canada, and a senior member of KPMG’s Global Transactional Services practice. In these roles, he is responsible for the effective co-ordination and completion of all of our transaction services offerings to our domestic and international client base. Dennis works closely with our functional areas and industry groups to ensure that we have the right mix of skills in place to successfully complete each engagement. He is very experienced in all areas of our transactional services offerings, including: pre-deal evaluation, deal structuring, financial and tax due diligence, contract assistance, and post-merger integration. Dennis has worked with a significant number of large multi-national corporates and large private equity firms on a number of complex cross border transactions.

Globally, Dennis is a member of KPMG’s Global Strategy Committee for Advisory, which sets the Advisory strategy for the firm.

In 2006, the Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) designation was awarded to Dennis by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. Election to Fellowship, the highest designation that the Institute confers, recognizes outstanding career achievements and leadership contributions to the community and the profession.

Peter Kinch

Peter Kinch is a Partner in the National Professional Practice office of
Ernst & Young LLP, based in Toronto with a particular focus on companies in
the financial services sector. In this role, frequently under tight
timelines, he assists a number of clients and audit teams to meet the
challenges of evolving complex financial reporting requirements. Beyond his
significant experience in reviewing prospectuses and dealing with
regulators, Peter also has extensive finance advisory-related experience in
connection with business acquisitions and disposals, due diligence,
transition monitoring of transactions, governance advisory services,
process/controls assurance and risk management. He is an active community
volunteer at the governance level and contributes to a number of industry
committees of the accounting profession. Peter is a mentor to many of our
staff and younger partners and has a strong interest in championing an
inclusive environment within the firm. He received his Bachelor of Commerce
from Queen’s University in 1981.

Gord Mount, CA

Gord Mount is an Audit Partner at KPMG in the Consumer Markets practice based out of the Toronto office. He serves a variety of companies that are publicly traded, subsidiaries of multinational and privately held corporations.  In addition to client service responsibilities at KPMG, Gord chairs the Audit Management Career Guidance Committee.

Gord is an alumni of Queen’s University, having graduated in the B. Comm. (Hon.) program in 1980, and looks forward to having reasons to come back and visit Queen’s.

Gord is married to Paula, and they have four children ranging in age from 14 to 22; Alison, Jillian, Olivia, and Graham.