Management - XIGEM

Management

Brian Kalish
CEO, Director

Brian is a co-founder, CEO and Director of Xigem Technologies Corporation (CSE:XIGM, FSE:2C1). Brian is a serial entrepreneur with considerable start up, operational and capital markets experience across a wide range of sectors including: media, healthcare, consumer packaged goods, professional sports, technology, specialty finance and government relations. Prior to Xigem Technologies, Brian co-founded and led the creation of Canada’s largest publisher of alternative newspapers, served as a founding director and president of various specialty finance companies and founded the first of its kind vertically integrated healthcare company. Earlier he co-led the acquisition and redevelopment of the Toronto Argonauts Football Club of the Canadian Football League and founded the first interactive point of purchase retail medium in Canada. Brian has a degree in Political Economy from York University in Toronto.

Igor Kostioutchenko, CPA, CA, CD, CFE, CIA, LPA
Chief Financial Officer

Igor has extensive experience providing controllership services, applying IFRS, ASPE and U.S. GAAP frameworks, advising on restructuring, mergers, acquisitions and public market offerings. Igor graduated with distinction from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and began his public accounting career with Deloitte LLP. Igor is formerly the Controller and Interim CFO of Media Central Corporation Inc. (CSE: FLYY, FSE:3AT).