pɹˈaɪɚ tə dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə hˈɑːɹlɪkwˌɪn slˈæʃ tˈoːɹstɑːɹ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv kˈʌmpəniz, fɔːɹ tˈɛn jˈɪɹz, hiː wʌzɐ fˈaʊndɪŋ pˈɑːɹtnɚɹ ʌvðə kˈænədə kənsˈʌltɪŋ ɡɹˈuːp ɐ lˈiːdɪŋ stɹətˈiːdʒɪk mˈænɪdʒmənt kənsˈʌltɪŋ fˈɜːm, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɐkwˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə bˈɔstən kənsˈʌltɪŋ ɡɹˈuːp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
Prior to joining the Harlequin/Torstar group of companies, for ten years, he was a founding partner of the Canada Consulting Group – a leading strategic management consulting firm, which was acquired by the Boston Consulting Group in 1992.