Deborah Robinson
Marilyn Brophy
Steven R. Scott
John Ward
Elijio Serrano
John Nies
Brad Green
Jay Dodds
Deborah Robinson
Chairman of the Board
Deborah Robinson
Chair of the Board
Deborah Robinson was appointed Chair of the Board in August 2022, and has been a director of PLC since June, 2018. Ms. Robinson is the founder and President of Bay Street HR, an outsourced human resources provider. Prior to founding Bay Street HR, Ms. Robinson was Executive Director at CIBC World Markets, where she oversaw human resources for Investment Banking, Merchant Banking and Loan Products. She also held senior HR positions at Fidelity Investments and American Express in Boston and New York City. Ms. Robinson is also a director and Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee of Timbercreek Financial (TSX: TF) and Chairs the Governance and Compensation Committee of GlobalX Airlines (NEO: JET). From 2014-2017 she was a board director and committee member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, and the Governance, Risk, and Strategy Committee of VIA Rail Canada Inc. Ms. Robinson is a graduate of the Directors Education Program at the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds an ICD designation.
Paul G. Smith, ICD.D
Chairman of the Board
Paul G. Smith, ICD.D
Chairman of the Board
Marilyn Brophy
Director
Marilyn Brophy
Director
Amy Freedman
Director
Amy Freedman
Director
Amy Freedman is the Partner and Head of Engagement Fund Investing at Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd., an independent Canadian boutique investment firm that manages equity and credit strategies with a focus on North American small-capitalization companies and high yield bonds. Prior to joining Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd., Ms. Freedman was the Chief Executive Officer of Kingsdale Advisors, a shareholder services and advisory firm specializing in strategic and defensive advisory, governance advisory, proxy and voting analytics and investor communications. A seasoned capital markets professional, with over 15 years of experience in investment banking, Ms. Freedman began her career at Morgan Stanley in New York where she spent approximately four years executing lead managed equity transactions and client coverage. Thereafter, Ms. Freedman moved back to Toronto with National Bank Financial and most recently served as Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets for Stifel where she spent eight years with the organization and its predecessors. Ms. Freedman has extensive experience leading transaction management and positioning companies for success in the marketplace across a broad spectrum of industries. Ms. Freedman obtained her JD/MBA from the University of Toronto.
Deborah Robinson
Director
Deborah Robinson
Director
Steven R. Scott
Director
Steven R. Scott
Director
John Ward
Director
John Ward
Director
Elijio Serrano
Director
Elijio Serrano
Director
Elijio V. Serrano is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TETRA Technologies Inc. (NYSE: TTI), a geographically diversified industrial and oil and gas services company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Prior to joining TETRA Technologies Inc., Mr. Serrano served as Chief Financial Officer of UniversalPegasus International, a global project management, engineering and construction management company, from October 2009 through July 2012.
Prior to his time with UniversalPegasus, he held numerous leadership positions at Paradigm BV, EGL, and Schlumberger. Mr. Serrano also served as Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, and as a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Tesco Corporation until its acquisition by Nabors in December 2017.
Mr. Serrano received his B.B.A. degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Texas at El Paso. Mr. Serrano was a certified public accountant in the State of Texas from 1986 until March 2002.
John Nies
Director
John A. Nies is the Managing Partner at JMH Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Nies has been investing in private equity since 2000 and has spent his entire career helping companies grow and become more profitable in a variety of operating and advisory capacities.
Prior to joining JMH Capital, Mr. Nies was a Managing Director–Operations at Parthenon Capital where he was responsible for deal evaluation, due diligence, and the successful development of portfolio companies, including MedAssets and Kenexa. Following its IPO, Mr. Nies was a director of Kenexa (NYSE: KNXA), where he served as its Lead Independent Director, as well as a member of its audit and governance committees, prior to its acquisition by IBM in 2012.
Before joining Parthenon Capital, Mr. Nies was a founding member and Managing Director of The Parthenon Group, a management consulting firm founded in 1991, where he advised CEOs of Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller companies in over 30 industries. While in consulting, Mr. Nies’ area of expertise was competitive strategy development, including performance assessment, M&A, operations improvement, and acquisition integration.
Mr. Nies earned a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College, summa cum laude, and a Masters of Business Administration, with distinction, from Harvard Business School.
John Nies
Director
Brad Green
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Brad Green
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & DIRECTOR
Jay Dodds
President, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER & DIRECTOR
Jay Dodds has over 39 years of experience in the funeral and cemetery profession. He holds a funeral directors and embalmers license in both Texas and New Mexico. In addition, he is a certified cremation operator. Jay served as founder, owner and President/COO of the Signature Group. Prior to founding Signature, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of another U.S. publicly traded company where he served in a senior operations leadership role for 17 years. Over his career he has directly managed businesses in every region of the country. Jay is the immediate Past President of the International Cemetery Cremation and Funeral Association, Trustee Emeritus for the Funeral Service Foundation, Trustee of the ICCFA Educational Foundation and a board member of the Pierce Mortuary Colleges.
Jay Dodds
President & CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
