As senior vice-president of KPMG Corporate Finance (CF), Dan has advised on more than 15 M&A and capital-raising transactions for Canadian businesses across various industries, and his leadership on complex and high-profile deals has contributed to KPMG CF’s continued ranking as Canada’s leading mid-market investment bank.
His achievements also include developing a training program to support the growth of the CF practice from eight to 20+ people and building out KPMG’s western Canadian software & technology M&A team.
Dan earned his designation in 2019. That same year, he served as class valedictorian for BC, having earned top results on the September 2018 CFE and a place on the National Honour Roll.
Active within the community, Dan serves as a board member and director of finance for Basketball BC and as treasurer of the BOLT Safety Society. Since 2019, he has funded a scholarship at his alma mater, Vancouver Island University, and several of its recipients are now pursuing the CPA designation.
For his professional achievements, Dan has received several prestigious awards, including the Association for Corporate Growth BC’s Rising Star Award (2023) and the BCBusiness 30 Under 30 Award (2025).
“Dan’s rare combination of technical and practical capabilities has contributed to the successful completion of numerous flagship Canadian M&A transactions. His dedication to the profession and its people is aspirational, and we couldn’t be prouder of his recognition!”
– Ian Wilshaw, Advisory Managing Partner for BC, KPMG Canada