Prior to retiring in 2015, Mr. Patchet was employed at Andrew Peller Limited for twenty years, the latter fifteen of which he spent as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to that, he worked for Vincor International Inc. and John Labatt Limited. Mr. Patchet has served on the boards of Meridian Credit Union as chair of the Human Resource Committee, CAA Niagara as chair of the Executive Compensation and Executive Search Committees, the Niagara Health System Foundation as chair of the Audit Committee, Lookout Point Golf Club as President and chair of the Audit Committee, and the Victorian Order of Nurses. Mr. Patchet is a Chartered Professional Accountant and graduated with an honours BA in business administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.