Kenndal McArdle, CFA

Principal, Pender Ventures

Kenndal joined Pender in 2014, and has extensive investing experience across private and public markets. As a Principal at Pender Ventures, Kenndal is an instrumental member of the team across all aspects of the investment process and portfolio support. His expertise resides in strategy and scaling go to market efforts in hyper growth businesses.

His work as a public market analyst was primarily attributable to the award winning Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund and Pender Value Fund, where he was responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and providing recommendations on investments across Information Technology and Health.

Current board roles include Clarius Mobile Health, Checkfront, Swift Medical and Spark RE. He is also a strategic advisor to numerous start-up companies, providing guidance on capital raising and governance.

Previously, he was a professional athlete and enjoyed a successful career in the NHL, most notably on the left wing for the Jets and Panthers. He earned his CFA Charter in 2018 and is actively involved with the CFA Vancouver Society and is currently a board member with Science World Vancouver (ASTC Science World Society).

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