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Mr. Abbas has significant entrepreneurial and financial services experience. His early career included roles at RBC Capital Markets, Manulife and State Street. Today, he serves on the Board of Directors of Marble Financial Inc., which leverages FinTech to bring socially responsible lending practices to a wide audience of qualified residents of Canada, and FutureVault Inc., a B2B2C white-label digital Personal and Business, Life Management solution utilized by financial services organizations. He has consulted and provided capital markets advice to a number of publicly listed companies. He co-founded a real estate investment, development, and management firm. His primary occupation is as CEO of PLK Holdings Inc., a private company that owns and operates fast-food franchises across, Alberta, BC, and Ontario.

Mr. Abbas also serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Merry Go Round Children's Foundation which operates the Kids, Cops & Computers program providing new laptops and mentoring to students in six provinces who lack consistent access to technology in their home environment.

Mr. Abbas has a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Accounting from McGill University, Montreal, completed his CPA in the United States and is a CFA Charterholder.