Peter Sklar
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Technology Committee
Mr. Sklar brings to the Board extensive expertise in the automotive and investment sectors, with nearly three decades of experience as a top-ranked equity research analyst at BMO Capital Markets.
Mr. Sklar’s career began in institutional sales and investment banking at Wood Gundy – predecessor to CIBC World Market (1984-1990), where he became Vice President of Investment Banking in 1988. He then served as Vice President at the Canada Development Investment Corporation (1990-1993), managing a portfolio of Crown corporations and supporting the federal government’s privatization program. In 1993, Mr. Sklar joined Nesbitt Thomson (predecessor to BMO Capital Markets) and became a top-ranked Senior Equity Research Analyst, specializing in automotive and consumer stocks until his retirement as a Managing Director in May 2023. He has received numerous industry recognitions, including rankings from the Brendan Wood International Survey and the StarMine Analyst Awards for his expertise in small cap/special situations, consumer products, and automotive components. Since retiring from BMO in May 2023, Mr. Sklar has been involved in consulting work in the area of micro-mobility vehicles.
Mr. Sklar holds a B.Com in Accounting and Finance (University of Toronto), an MBA (Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania), and is also a CPA.