Quantum Advisory Team
Quantum Advisory is led by Claude Conan, President and Founder of the firm, who is supported by a highly skilled group of individuals with diverse backgrounds of experience and education qualifications.
Claude is widely recognized as the most qualified and experienced valuation, transaction and financing advisor based in Edmonton. Claude has 30 years of full time experience and he has mentored six Chartered Business Valuators (CBV) over the past 20 years.
Claude graduated from the University of Windsor with Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1985 and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 1990. Claude is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) , completed in 1988, and Chartered Business Valuator (CBV), completed in 1992.
Claude founded Quantum Advisory in 2005. From 1985 to 2005, Claude had a successful career with a Big 4 international CA firm, including five years of progressive audit experience in Toronto from 1985 to 1990; seven years of full-time valuation and corporate finance experience in Toronto from 1990 to 1997; and eight years as the Senior Vice President and Partner in charge of the valuation and corporate finance practice in Edmonton from 1997 to 2005. Claude has led 575 acquisition, divestiture, merger, financing and valuation engagements in his 30 years of full-time experience and has completed over 90 transactions and financings in northern Alberta since 1997. Claude’s fluency in English and French and proficiency in Spanish has provided him the opportunity to participate in international projects.
Married with a son, Claude enjoys golfing as a member of the Edmonton Country Club, skiing, traveling, participating in his son's activities and spending time at the family cottage in the Okanagan.
as a manager within the insurance operations of the Canadian Automobile Association in Toronto and a manager within the customer service operations of General Electric in Edmonton.
Cheryl is married and the devoted mother of a son who keeps her active with his activities. An avid home renovator/decorator and gardener, Cheryl also enjoys participating in various cultural and social activities within Edmonton and vacationing at the family cottage in the Okanagan.