Professional Position:

1998 to Present: Partner, Neal, Pallett & Townsend LLP, Chartered Accountants, a full service public accounting and business advisory firm. Mr. Wetstein provides assistance to a wide range of private business and professional clients in the areas of business management and organization. Providing advice on the appropriate use of corporations and trusts results in tax effective organizational structures for clients. Comprehensive financial reporting allows for effective tax, estate, succession and financial planning.

A recognized expert advisor to clients in the health-care industry, Mr. Wetstein has also acted as consultant to the Ontario Medical Association, the Canadian Medical Association, Ontario Dental Association and other organizations representing health-care professionals. He regularly serves as an instructor and seminar leader for professional organizations including the Ontario Medical Association, the Canadian Medical Association and the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry on the subject of profitable practice management.

Services to clients also include providing assistance with the organization of new business enterprises, corporate financing and tax effective business structures for the owner-manager. Mr. Wetstein performs efficiency reviews and provides assistance with business valuation, purchase and sale due diligence reviews and negotiations. He has provided dispute resolution services on referral from various organizations, including the Ontario Medical Association. Having been certified as an expert witness, he has provided litigation support on matters related to the valuation of professional practices and related organizational matters.

• 1987 to 1998: Partner, KPMG, a national accounting firm. Mr. Wetstein served as Chairman of the firm’s National Health-Care Professionals Group assisting health-care clients nationally.
• 1978 to 1987: Senior Partner, Davies Wetstein & Co, Chartered Accountants, a public accounting firm co-founded by Mr. Wetstein in 1978 and merged with KPMG in 1987.
• 1975 to 1978: Staff accountant Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants

Designations:

• Institute of Chartered
  Accountants of Ontario Chartered Accountant 1977
  
• Wilfrid Laurier University Diploma in Accounting 1977
  
• University of Western Ontario Bachelor of Arts 1973
  
• Canadian Association of
  Financial Planners Practitioner Member 1987

Other Professional Activities:

• Deputy Chair, Professional Conduct Committee, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, 1994 to 1998;
• Member, Public Relations Committee, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, 1990 to 1992;
• Member, Media Projects Review Committee, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, 1988 to 1990;
• Part-time Practice Inspector, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, 1982 to 1987;
• President and Director, Hospice of London 1990 to 1995;
• Chair, London Chamber of Commerce, Business Expansion Committee 1999 to 2001;
• Chair, London Toy Ride, 2000 to present.

Published articles:

• Mr. Wetstein’s articles on practice management, valuation, income tax, and financial and estate planning have appeared in various publications including, Physicians Management Manual, Strategy, the Ontario Medical Review and the newsletters of various professional organizations. He is the past editor of Fiscal Fitness a newsletter that was published for health-care professionals.
• 1990 to 1992 Mr. Wetstein regularly appeared for interviews on each of the weekly television series Your Wealth and Money In The Bank produced by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.