Kevin Barnes

Chief Financial Officer

Kevin has served as the corporate controller and CFO of various public and private companies over the last 15 years. Between 2006 and 2014 Mr. Barnes served as Corporate Controller and Business Performance Manager for EC English, one of the world’s largest language training institutes with revenues exceeding US$100,000,000. between 2006 and 2014. His international responsibilities included operations in Canada, the United States, Great Britain and Malta. Prior to EC English, he was a reporting manager with Duguay and Ringler Corporate Services, which specializes in financial reporting for publicly traded companies. Mr. Barnes currently serves as VP Finance of Poet Technologies Inc (Nasdaq: POET, TSX.V:PTK), a pioneer in the field of photonics. Mr. Barnes holds a Master of Business Administration and is a member of the Institute of the Certified Management Accountants of Australia and an Accredited Chartered Secretary.