British Columbia

Bernard Ziemer

Registered in: BC

Dealing Representative
Kelowna

Bernard Ziemer (Bernie) was a Mutual Fund Dealing Representative from 2010 to 2015, after many years of self-employment. At the request of many clients wanting to invest in the private markets, he decided to research several Exempt Market Dealers before deciding to become a Dealing Representative with Pinnacle Wealth Brokers in 2017. Bernie is known as a gifted communicator with an ability to explain complex ideas in a way each individual can understand. He has been an entrepreneur since 1988, and has owned several services based businesses.  

Bernie will take the time to find out your investment needs, current financial and personal situation. Using this information, he will find the investments best suited to you! His clients find him very professional, yet relaxing and comfortable to be around. Many have commented on his prompt attention! His clients appreciate his clear, concise explanations and genuine concern for their well-being.  

Bernie’s days can vary – he spends his time working from his Kelowna office, as well as meeting clients in both Kelowna and Vancouver. When he is not working, Bernie likes to spend time with his family. He is married, has three children from his previous marriage as well as three stepchildren. He also has five grandchildren and one step grandchild. Bernie also comes from a large family – he is one of thirteen siblings – his parents have 53 grandchildren and 100 great grandchildren. He enjoys playing guitar/singing, nature walks/biking and visiting friends. He is also a board member at his Church.  

Bernie loves Hawaii and has been there four times. His bucket list includes France, Italy, and Spain. (20200807)

Davis Zhang

REGISTERED IN: BC, AB

Davis Zhang

Registered in: BC, ab

Private Market Specialist
Vancouver

Davis Zhang has been in financial industry since 2005, and registered as Private Market Specialist with Pinnacle Wealth Brokers since March 2011.

Before working as a Private Market Specialist with Pinnacle, Davis Zhang was a Chemical Engineer in China and formerly registered as a Professional Engineer in Province of Alberta Canada. He participated and managed a variety of projects' development in Asia, Europe, and North America in areas of feasibility study, risk assessment and economic analysis. A successful personal real estate investment experience made Davis Zhang start his investment career in Canada.

Specializing in investments in the private sector which is an alternative solution for clients who want to diversify their portfolios to increase wealth. Davis provides free education to his clients to share the philosophy of risk versus reward in capital investment, securities structure, due diligence process, market study, current opportunities, and his personal investment experiences.

Davis does his additional due diligence for the products he shares after the products have been well researched by Pinnacle’s product committee; Davis provides all the services in both English and Chinese.

Clients enjoy working with Davis Zhang because of his positive attitude, his knowledge in the capital markets, his transparency, work ethic and excellent customer service as well as putting the clients' interest first.

A typical day for Davis includes scheduling appointments, phone conferences, meeting with clients and going to gym. (20200807)

张文博先生自2005年开始从事金融投资行业，于2011年3月起成为Pinnacle Wealth Brokers的注册私人资本市场专家。

在加入Pinnacle之前，张文博先生在中国是一名化学工程师，亦曾经是阿尔伯塔省的注册工程师(P. Eng)。他曾参与并管理了亚洲、欧洲和北美的在可行性研究、风险评估和经济分析领域的项目开发。成功的个人地产投资经验让张文博先生开始了他在加拿大的投资生涯。

专注于私人资本市场的投资，这是为寻求通过实现投资组合多样化以增加财富的客户们的一种替代解决方案。张文博先生为他的客户提供免费的讲座，分享资本市场投资的风险与机遇的理念、证券结构、尽职调研流程、市场研究、当前机会和个人投资经验。

在Pinnacle产品委员会对产品进行了深入的尽职研究后，张文博先生也对他所分享的产品进行了额外的调研。张文博先生向提供中英双语的服务。

客户喜欢与张文博先生合作，因为他正能量的积极态度、他对资本市场的了解、透明度、努力的工作，优质的客户服务以及总是将客户的利益放在首位。

张文博先生的日程安排包括客户预约、电话会议、与客户会面以及健身。

Imran Tahid

Imran Tahid

Registered in: BC

Private Market Specialist
Maple Ridge

Imran is originally from Ghana, however, grew up in the UK and in Melbourne, Australia. Imran worked with Maroondah City Council as an Environmental Health Officer before moving to Canada in 2003. Imran then transitioned into finance in 2005 with J.P. Morgan Chase as a Relationship Management/Sales Associate.

In 2006 he went to BlueShore Financial, formerly North Shore Credit Union. Imran spent over 9 years with BlueShore Financial as an Advisor working closely with clients promoting financial wellness across all investment, insurance, credit and banking product/service lines in order to assist his clients with their present needs and wants.

Imran believes being a good dealing representative involves more than simply offering sound investment advice. It takes patience and a commitment to listen and learn about what clients want. Building long-term relationships with clients is one of Imran's top priorities. It is essential to learn where clients have been, where they are now, and what their future goals and objectives are before any advice is given.

After so many years of market uncertainty, Imran started looking to find alternative opportunities for his clients to better serve their needs and help them diversify their financial portfolios, which resulted in his transition from the public markets to Pinnacle Wealth Brokers as a Private Market Specialist in 2016.

Imran spends his weekends with his wife and 4 children, heavily involved in his local community coaching soccer for Albion FC in the winter season and coaching kids with Africa United FC in New Westminster during the spring and summer. (20200807)

Liang Song

Liang Song

Registered in: BC, ON

Private Market Specialist
Markham

宋亮先生过去20年在中国大陆一家中国证券公司主要从事监督公司并购，IPO，债券发行等工作。2021年11月宋亮先生通过了加拿大豁免市场资格课程并加入Pinnacle，做为豁免市场专家开始新的工作。

宋亮先生，对中国大陆和香港的证券市场，股票，债券和并购有着极为丰富的经验。

作为加拿大豁免市场专家，宋亮先生着眼于用自己丰富的证券相关经验，帮助客户选择最适合的产品来满足他们的需要并取得长期的资产增值。客户可以在宋亮先生提供的服务中，感受到他的专业、渊博的豁免市场知识，出色的交流与沟通，以及和客户建立起真诚新任关系的能力。

宋亮先生做为两个女儿的父亲，他喜欢阅读、羽毛球、滑雪等运动。

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Liang worked in mainland China the past twenty years where his main role is to oversee mergers, IPOs, and issue debentures in a Chinese securities companies. In November 2021, Liang passed the Exempt Market Proficiency Course, and saw Pinnacle as an ideal next step in his career.

Liang has a vast experience in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong securities market, stocks, debentures, and mergers.

As a Dealing Representative, Liang aims to utilize his relevant securities experiences to meet clients’ needs by choosing the products most suitable for their needs in order to grow capital.

Clients enjoy working with Liang because of his professionalism, knowledge about the Canadian Exempt Market, excellent communication skills and ability to build a trusting relationship.

In his home life, Liang is a father to two daughters. He likes to read, play badminton, and ski in his spare time.

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Mark Ferland

Mark Ferland

Registered in: BC

Private Market Specialist
Nanaimo

Mark Ferland has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years. He was an Executive Business Director with National Best Financial for 8 years. Mark also holds his Life License and after giving up his mutual funds registration, decided to pursue his Exempt Market registration through Pinnacle Wealth Brokers Inc. to offer investments beyond stocks, bonds and mutual funds. His area of expertise is estate and succession planning for business owners.

Mark's approach is quite simply to educate and guide clients through a process that allows the client to have a clear understanding of the attributes of each investment and insurance products so their best interest is always first and foremost. Mark believes in diversification to mitigate risk and by working with a team of professionals, he can accomplish this for his clients. His clients love his genuine patient approach and understanding.

On a personal note, Mark loves to give back to the community. He is a member of the Rotary Club and is active as a volunteer in many community events. Mark and his wife Andrea are empty nesters with three adult children and two granddaughters. He enjoys golfing and has travelled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, South Africa, South America, Australia as well as the Caribbean. (20200807)

Maryel Neal

Maryel Neal

Registered in: BC, AB

Dealing Representative
Duncan

Maryel started working in the financial industry after realizing that she hadn't equipped her homeschooled children to handle finances well enough. They started self-educating themselves as a family by reading books and having financial specialists come in their home. When she was invited by one of the companies to join in their training program with the purpose of becoming an insurance and mutual fund agent, she thought she couldn't lose - working with families one-on-one, making money and becoming more knowledgeable all at the same sounded like a perfect career. After working with that company for 8 years, Maryel decided to move her business to a brokerage firm as to better serve her clients.

Then in 2008 the market correction had her looking for new ways to diversify her clients' investment portfolios. She found that there were several products in the exempt market that would complement the funds she was already using, which brought her to Pinnacle Wealth Brokers in 2014. Maryel agreed with the philosophy and the due diligence Pinnacle takes when researching products, as well as the integrity of its leadership.

When working with clients, Maryel provides a very holistic service. She concentrates on positive cash flow, proper protection, debt and tax management, asset accumulation, and estate and legacy planning. Her clients appreciate having all components of their finances working together to move forward towards their goals. Clients often comment that they appreciate how approachable she is, and her thorough service.

Typically, her day consists of meeting preparation/follow-up, followed by home visits in the evening. Maryel has especially enjoyed sitting down with entire families to strategize and organize their finances for estate preparation. One of her highlights is when clients move from that place of total confusion around investing and money issues to the "ah-ha" moment of understanding and taking charge of their financial future She finds this moment the most gratifying.

Maryel has five children, all of them married, and fourteen grandchildren. Interaction and involvement in her grandchildren's lives has become her main focus. Three of her children live in other parts of the province, so it is becoming more and more important to make sure she takes time out to be part of their families' lives. She is also part of the "sandwich generation", meaning that both she and her husband, Tim, have aging parents needing input and assistance, so her spare time is very involved in all of the lives around her.

One little known tidbit about Maryel is that she was born and raised in Equador. Her parents were medical missionaries who helped open a hospital in Shell Mera to service the jungle region of the country. (20200807)

Phoebe Chan

Phoebe Chan

Registered in: AB, BC

Private Market Specialist
Richmond

Phoebe is a long-term investor who has personally invested in real estate, undeveloped land, mutual funds, stocks, options, future commodities and numerous exempt market products. With over a decade of investment experience, she knows what an investor is looking for as well as the challenges each one is facing in this environment of low interest rates and volatile market conditions.

Prior to becoming a Dealing Representative, Phoebe spent over 9 years at her seafood import/export and distribution business in Canada. She has experience in business start ups, including sourcing, logistics, sales, and daily operation, so she knows how a general business operates and what crucial factors can make for a successful business. She uses this knowledge when making recommendations to clients.

Phoebe's approach is to assist her clients achieve their financial goals by implementing clients' portfolios with income producing private equities and growth potential exempt market investment options. When it comes to investments, her interest is always aligned with her clients.

Phoebe is married and has one child. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling and investing. (20200807)

Ronald Lepine

Ronald Lepine

REGISTERED IN: BC, ON

Dealing Representative
Port Alberni

Ron began his career in financial services with his life license & mutual fund license in 1998. In 2010 Ron attained his EMP license and had years of experience in the ups and downs of markets to understand how to structure a portfolio for earning years or retired clients. Ron saw there were alternative investment options that could help diversify the returns of portfolios, so he began to use private equity companies, which was found to be very helpful for clients.

Ron lives in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. His clients are all over the island & some on the mainland. Ron helps to make a financial needs assessment from questions and answers that makes sense for retired or earning year portfolios with private equity investments or segregated funds.

Ron's clients find him to be down-to-earth & well-rounded in his approach. His honesty and years of experience help him provide what is needed for a balanced investment plan that meets the client's needs. Clients enjoy working with him because of his honest opinions and well-thought-out goals. Ron's flexibility allows him to work with his client's busy schedules, giving him time to build on his product knowledge and industry updates to continue to provide a high level of service.

Ron's family consists of his wife, son, and grandson, and in his spare time, he enjoys hiking, backcountry skiing, and ski-doing. (20230410A)

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Yong (Angelina) Yang

Registered in: BC

Yong (Angelina) Yang

Registered in: BC

Dealing Representative
Coquitlam

Zeynel Azimullah

Zeynel Azimullah

Registered in: BC

Private Market Specialist
Surrey

Zeynel has over 15 years of financial services experience, and joined Pinnacle in 2015 to specialize in Canada's private capital markets. Zeynel's approach combines personal, and educational components and he prides himself as someone who can simplify how investments work and how they fit into one's financial goals.

Born on the islands of Fiji, raised in Burnaby BC, Zeynel loves West Coast life! (20200807)