Mr. Ponte is the Ultimate Designated Person (UDP) of the Firm and a Co-Founder and Director of MortEq Lending Corp, Oakhill Lending Corp, and PHL Capital Corp. Mr. Ponte is also the Past President of the BC MIC Managers Association (BCMMA), whose membership includes some of British Columbia’s largest and most reputable Mortgage Investment Corporations and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Alternative Lenders Association. He is on the Credit Committee for MLC & OLC with over 15 years of combined financing, construction and development experience. Mr. Ponte holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University with a focus on Finance and Marketing.