Guthrie Stewart

Former Partner
Edgestone Capital Partners
Montreal, QC

Mr. Guthrie Stewart joined EdgeStone as a Partner in October 2001 with more than 20 years' experience in executive management and corporate development.

From 1992 until 2000, he held various executive positions within the Teleglobe Group including President and Chief Executive Officer of Teleglobe Canada Inc., Canada's leading international telecommunications carrier; Executive Vice President, Global Development for Teleglobe Inc.; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Teleglobe Media Enterprises. Prior to joining Teleglobe, Guthrie was a founding officer of BCE Mobile Communications Inc., formed in 1987 as Canada's leading diversified wireless communications company. He began his career in corporate law with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt in Toronto.

Mr. Guthrie serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of BreconRidge Manufacturing Solutions and is a member of the Board of Directors of Eurospec Manufacturing and Tooling, Mitel Networks and New Food Classics. He has also frequently acted as a director or advisor to emerging technology companies.

He studied undergraduate science at Queen's University in Kingston and is a graduate of law from Osgoode Hall in Toronto and the M.B.A. program at INSEAD in Europe. Guthrie is a member of the Foundation Board of the YMCA of Montreal and has served as a member of the Executive of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce as well as the Boards of the Douglas and Ste. Justine Hospitals of Montreal. He is also a frequent guest lecturer on private equity at the business school of McGill University.

(08/07)