Tri-Media Integrated Marketing Technologies is privileged to have an advisory board of experienced financial, technical and legal advisors, together with established marketing and business professionals.
Peter Tuovi, B. Sc., LL.B, LL.M.
Legal Counsel
Peter has provided legal counsel to individuals and companies, throughout the Province of Ontario, since 1990. Currently, Peter practices law in the greater Toronto area and specializes in securities law, corporate and commercial law, franchising, technology finance, copyright and trademarks, and computer and Internet law. Peter has authored several publications on franchising and business law and served as an instructor for the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Bar Admission Course - Taxation and Insolvency. In addition, Peter has been a guest lecturer in the area of Technology Transfer at York University’s Faculty of Administrative Studies from 1995 to present. Peter received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University in 1984. In 1987 he graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Laws Degree and followed this with a Masters in Law from the London School of Economics.
Alf Stutzmann
Technology Advisor
Alf has more than 28 years of experience in the telecommunications industry including worldwide posts held with Cisco Systems Canada, which he joined in 1994 as a systems engineer. Alf recently retired as Vice President of Systems Engineering where he was responsible for the Canadian pre-sales systems engineers that support customers in the enterprise, service provider and channel sectors. Alf is currently the Vice President of Meritage - AD Ventures Limited located in Fonthill, Ontario.
Rick Dillon
Financial/Investment Advisor
Rick’s career began in the family’s manufacturing business at the age of 15. Since then, he has owned and operated businesses in over 15 industries (3 acquisitions, 12+ start-ups) including capital equipment leasing, metal fabrication, ventilation design & manufacturing, electronic contract manufacturing, building construction, overhead doors, swimming pool construction, forced air industrial cleaning, and manufactured housing.
Rick’s thirty-year entrepreneurial tenure brings a unique perspective to business start-up, development, and acquisition or sale. Since 1985 he has been dedicated to using his knowledge and experience to help business owners achieve their goals; first through their business operations, then through merger, acquisition, or divestiture of their privately held businesses.
Rick is co-founder and principal of VERCOR, an international mergers and acquisitions group with offices across the US and Europe. Rick is co-author of The Business Sale…An Owner’s Most Perilous Expedition.
