THE NAMED PRINCIPAL
Doug Bailey, CPA
Experience in the seat. Responsibility for the mandate.
Doug Bailey is a Calgary-based executive and director. Through NorthHelm Advisory, he undertakes defined director, board advisory and interim executive mandates for complex Canadian corporate situations.
Discuss your situation ↗Calgary, Alberta · Canadian corporate mandates
01 / EXPERIENCE
A career at the intersection of governance, capital and execution.
Doug's background includes public-company leadership and work through ownership changes, financing decisions and corporate transitions. His experience in Canadian energy informs how he approaches the connection between operating plans, funding and accountability.
For a board or investor, the starting question is practical: what responsibility is missing, and what authority is needed to carry it? A director appointment, an executive role and an advisory engagement answer different needs.
02 / RECORDS
A track record readers can examine.
STRIKER EXPLORATION
President, CEO and Director
The joint information circular dated June 27, 2016 identifies Doug in these roles during Striker's proposed arrangement with Gear Energy. It provides a contemporaneous record of the role and transaction.
Read the joint circular (PDF)RAZOR ENERGY
Public-company leadership
Razor's published management biography identifies Doug as President, CEO and Director and describes his earlier corporate experience. This is cited as a historical career record, not a current appointment.
Read the historical company biographyThese sources document past roles. They do not imply that the companies are current NorthHelm clients or endorse the firm. The broader experience record is available on the NorthHelm homepage.
03 / MANDATES
The role is defined before the work begins.
Director
A board appointment with governance responsibilities appropriate to the entity and situation.
Canadian director mandatesInterim executive
A temporary CEO or CFO appointment with an agreed operating remit and reporting relationship.
Interim CEO and CFO mandatesBoard or special advisor
Experienced challenge and coordination around a defined decision, with authority remaining with appointed directors and executives.
Board and special advisory04 / WORKING
A direct working relationship.
The engagement centers on a named principal and a written mandate. Scope, access to information, reporting, conflicts and appropriate indemnification are addressed at the outset. Counsel and other specialists remain part of the professional team where their expertise is needed.
For overseas owners, the international investor page explains how a Canadian mandate can fit alongside existing advisors. An initial discussion can establish whether the situation calls for governance, executive leadership or a scoped advisory role.
A CLEAR NEXT STEP
Start with the situation.
Tell us what needs to happen, who needs to decide and where responsibility is missing.
Contact Doug at NorthHelm ↗Engagements are subject to a conflicts check, agreed scope and appropriate indemnification.