Mary Anne Palangio is Chief Financial Officer of the Canadian Securities Exchange.  Her role includes managing and directing the accounting and financial reporting functions for the company as well as administration and human resources.  Additionally, she works closely with the CEO and senior management team on corporate strategy and business development.  Mary Anne was a Director of the company from 2016 through to her resignation in early 2020 to take on her current role.  During this period she served as Chair of the Audit Committee and as Chair of the Human Resources Committee.

Mary Anne was previously CFO at Converge Technology Solutions Corp., a publicly traded North American hybrid IT solutions provider and prior to that she was the CFO of LOGiQ Asset Management Inc., a publicly traded asset management firm.  Previously Mary Anne spent over 7 years at Manulife in the following roles:  SVP, Global Head of Operations and Data Management, Investment Division; SVP, Chief Information Officer, Group Functions; and VP, General Fund Investment Systems.  Before joining Manulife, Mary Anne held senior finance and investment operational roles with Perimeter Financial Corp., The Canada Life Assurance Company, Mackenzie Financial Corporation and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.  Mary Anne started her career with Deloitte where she obtained her Chartered Accounting designation.  She is a CPA, CA and CFA and holds a BA in Commerce and Economics from the University of Toronto.

Appointed Senior Vice President in February 2022, Mark joined the CSE immediately after it was recognized as a quotation and trade reporting system in 2003 and was most recently VP, Listings & Regulation.  Mark is responsible for the Exchange’s regulatory activities including new listings and ongoing issuer compliance. In 2021, the CSE published the most comprehensive policy changes since being recognized as an exchange, consistent with its public interest mandate and regulatory obligations and in line with the CSE’s proven model of streamlined regulation and customer service.  

Prior to joining the CSE Mark had a 14-year career at the Toronto Stock Exchange and Market Regulation Services ("RS") in both trading services and regulatory positions. Mark played the primary role in the development and implementation of automated market maker performance systems, introduced the use of link analysis in Market Surveillance Investigations, and developed reports to support compliance activities for market participants.

James Black is the VP, Listings Development for the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”). Based in Toronto, ON Mr. Black manages the CSE’s domestic and international programs for attracting exciting new companies to the exchange as well as evangelizing the CSE as “the Exchange for Entrepreneurs”.

Prior to James’ tenure at the CSE, he was a manager at the National Angel Organization where his focus was on helping Angel groups launch, network with one another, and establish best practices for investing. He graduated from Ryerson University in Toronto with Honours majoring in Entrepreneurial studies.