Les Lyall (Posthumous)

In Memoriam we posthumously recognize the contributions of Les who passed away while a member of our team.

In Memoriam we posthumously recognize the contributions of Les who passed away while a member of our team.

Les has over 20 years of investment and operational experience within industry and venture capital. Les has been the CEO of computer telephony company leading a turnaround and then a subsequent IPO, CEO of a manufacturing company, and served on the boards of several private and public companies.  Les has undertaken interim management roles and turnaround assignments in a variety of industries. In addition, Les founded a consulting firm that specialized in small and medium sized business turnarounds and restructuring.

Prior to joining Kirchner Private Capital Group, Les was the Chief Operating Officer at GrowthWorks Capital having $800 million under management and venture capital investments in IT, Life Science and Cleantech companies. As Chief Operating Officer, Les was responsible for providing leadership and direction to investment, sales and marketing, government relations and operations teams of GrowthWorks.

Before becoming COO, Mr. Lyall was Senior Vice President, Investments, with responsibility for GrowthWorks managed funds in Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan representing $400 million under management. While in this role, Les was responsible for the acquisition, turnaround, consolidation and management of five venture funds.

Les has an MBA from Simon Fraser University and a Diploma in Urban Land Economics from the University of British Columbia.