Jean-Paul Bachellerie is the President and Chief Operating Officer at Ventum Financial Corp., and is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s operations. Mr. Bachellerie, a Chartered Professional Accountant, has 35 years experience in the securities industry, initially as an auditor with Ernst and Young, auditing securities dealers.

Mr. Bachellerie has been an active participant in CIRO’s Financial and Operations Advisory Section and Conduct Compliance and Legal Advisory Section. He also chaired CIRO’s Pacific District Council and was a member of CIRO’s National Advisory Committee. Mr. Bachellerie also sat on the Board of CIRO and was a member of CIRO’s Human Resources and Pension Committee. He currently sits on the combined Board of the Canadian Depository for Securities and Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation and is a member of CDS/CDCC’s Corporate Governance Committee and Risk and Audit Committee.

Mr. Bachellerie holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from UBC and obtained the designation of Chartered Accountant in 1991.