Michael J. Lang is a Canadian Private Equity Investor and sits on the board of directors for numerous companies and organizations. He founded Beau Canada Explorations Ltd., AgJunction and Stonebridge Merchant Capital Corp.[1] He is actively involved with various not-for-profit organization and is Chairman for Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS).[2][3] Michael J. Lang received the Sovereign Medal for Volunteerism from the Government of Canada. Mr. Lang is a Honorary Colonel of the King's Own Regiment.
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| Born | March 25, 1958 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Education | Masters of Business Administration, Bachelors of Science |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation(s) | Private Equity Investor, Chairman, Director |
| Children | Macen Lang and Mackenzie Lang |
| Website | https://www.stonebridge.net/michael-lang |
A graduate from the University of Alberta Michael J. Lang is also on the Business Advisory Council for the University of Alberta.[4][5] and the University of Calgary.
Education
editMr. Lang studied at the University of Alberta obtaining his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry in 1979. Straight after earning his undergraduate degree he continued his studies with the University of Alberta and obtained his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 1981. In 2015 Lang was awarded the ICD.D designation through University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.[6]
Career
editStonebridge Merchant Capital Corporation
editStoneBridge Merchant Capital Corp. was founded in 1996 and is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lang currently holds the position of Chairman.[7]
AgJunction
editIn 1996 Lang was an early participant in AgJunction, which provides hardware and software applications for precision agriculture and sat as Chairman, Member of Compensation Committee and Member of Audit Committee for 19 years.[8] In 2015, he became vice-chairman of the company.[9]
Beau Canada Explorations
editLang founded Beau Canada Explorations in 1988 and sat as Vice Chairman for 11 years. As of October, 2000, Beau Canada Exploration, Ltd. was acquired by Murphy Oil Corporation.[10] Previously, Beau Canada Exploration, Ltd. was engaged in exploration and development of natural gas in western Canada.
Honours
editMichael J. Lang was awarded Honorary Colonel in the King's Own Calgary Regiment (KOCR) in 2013.[11][12]
Michael J. Lang was the recipient of the Government of Canada Sovereign Medal for Volunteerism in 2022.
References
edit- ^ "AJXGF Company Profile & Executives - AgJunction Inc". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ G, Renato; Sun, Calgary. "Calgary Urban Project Society opens new downtown headquarters to help low-income earners". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Brooks, ,Bill. "Pictured at the grand opening of CUPS new 54,000 sq. ft. facility are, from left, Mayor Nenshi, Carlene Donnelly, CUPS executive director, and Michael Lang, CUPS board chair and chairman of Stonebridge Capital Corp". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Business Advisory Council". University of Alberta. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Michael Lang". University of Alberta. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Canada's Leading Program For Directors". Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Brooks, Bill. "Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta celebrates 10 years with The Beat Goes On bash". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "AgJunction to acquire Novariant". Hiawatha World Online. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Loss-making AgJunction unveils takeover of Novariant". Agrimoney.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Beau Canada goes to Murphy Oil for $381 million". Ottawa Business Journal. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Honourary Lieutenant Colonel Michael Lang, MBA". ualberta.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ Army, Government of Canada, National Defence, Canadian. "Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel (HLCol)". Forces.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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