CHARLES BOUGIE
Managing Director
Phone: +1 (403) 970-0449
Email: charles.bougie@klupart.com
Charles Bougie is a founding partner of Kluane Partners.
Prior to Kluane Partners, Charles served as Senior Principal at the Alberta Teachers Retirement Fund (Now AIMCo) co-managing a multibillion portfolio of private equity and infrastructure investments and was a Director at BMO Capital, providing complex structured finance solutions to Canadian private companies. Charles also has experience as an investor, at Novacap, and in operations consulting. Charles was also an early investor and played an instrumental role at a successful start-up venture, Daiya, which was ultimately sold for over $US 400 million.
Charles holds an MBA from Ivey Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University.
Brock Forbes, CFA
Senior Principal
Phone: +1 (403) 988-1816
Email: brock.forbes@klupart.com
Brock Forbes is a Senior Principal at Kluane Partners.
Prior to joining Kluane Partners, Brock was an investment banker at Eight Capital, focusing on oil and gas, agriculture, and other diversified industries. Before going to Eight Capital, he also held the position of Financial Analyst at a firm offering financial modelling & analysis for public and private enterprises in Western Canada.
Brock is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration specializing in Finance with a Certificate in Economics from the University of Regina.
Arthur Poghosyan
Principal
Phone: +1 (403) 966-7927
Email: arthur.poghosyan@klupart.com
Arthur Poghosyan is a Principal at Kluane Partners.
Prior to joining Kluane Partners, Arthur was a Project Control Specialist at Honeywell Process Solutions before moving on to the role of Senior Accountant at Westleaf and Modus Structures. Arthur also held the positions of Senior Project Controls Specialist at the International Organization for Migration and Chief Accountant at an Armenian company.
Arthur holds an MBA from the International Academy of Ecology and Life Protection Sciences in St. Petersburg (Russia), a Chemical Engineering degree from the State Engineering University of Armenia, and a Business and Management degree from the American University of Armenia.
Michael Busch, CPA
Principal
Phone: +1 (604) 762-6225
Email: michael.busch@klupart.com
Michael Busch is a Principal at Kluane Partners based in Vancouver, BC.
Prior to joining Kluane Partners, Michael worked at Grant Thorton as part of their corporate finance transaction team where he primarily helped companies achieve their M&A, divestiture, and valuation objectives.
Preceding this, Michael worked at a boutique corporate restructuring and insolvency firm in Western Canada where he was involved in a wide range of restructuring mandates and special situations transactions.
Michael is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor of Accounting from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
Scott Collins
Senior Analyst
Phone: +1 (587) 703-1872
Email: scott.collins@klupart.com
Scott Collins is a Senior Analyst at Kluane Partners.
Prior to joining Kluane Partners, Scott attended the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria.
Throughout his studies, Scott completed internships in accounting and commercial real estate. While at the University of Victoria, he held an executive role at The University of Victoria Investment Group and participated in several finance case competitions.
Scott holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Victoria and is a level III CFA candidate.