Orca Strategy

Stuart Wooldridge, principal of Orca Strategy, is an accomplished executive with 20 years of experience in the management, evaluation and implementation of strategic finance, marketing, due diligence, and going public projects. Stuart has a B.Comm.(Finance and Accounting) and MBA from the University of British Columbia. He holds the Accredited Director (Acc.Dir) designation through the ICSA.

Experience includes serving as a Director, CFO and President of numerous companies listed on the Canadian and American exchanges, including as audit committee chair of a prepaid communications software company with over $100 million in annual worldwide revenue. Stuart has directly participated in launching 5 public companies through IPO's and CPC's and has experience in evaluation of mergers and acquisitions in the software, automotive, petroleum, and mining sectors.

Since 2004, he has focused on performing initial due diligence and site visit work on mergers and acquisition projects in China. Clients include publicly traded companies, institutional investors and hedge fund advisors. In 2010, Orca established an office in Shanghai to better service clients.

Outside activities includes teaching MBA students in strategy development, marketing, and international business as adjunct professor with the New York Institute of Technology. He has competed in a number of marathons, and also enjoys travel, skiing and scuba diving.