Board of Directors

Thecla Sweeney

Summary

Ontario (Canada)

Director since 2023

Independent

Partner and Co-Founder, Alphi Capital Inc.

Thecla Sweeney is a member of the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Ms. Sweeney is a founding partner of Alphi Capital Inc., a private equity firm based in Toronto that invests in mid-market Canadian companies. Prior to founding Alphi Capital in 2022, Ms. Sweeney served as Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer for Motion LP, a privately-held provider of complex mobility and accessibility solutions in Canada, and as Operating Partner for Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc., a private equity firm, both based in Toronto, Ontario. She was with Birch Hill from April 2004 to July 2022, with a number of positions of increasing responsibility and was made Partner in 2010 and became an Operating Partner in November 2020. Prior to joining Birch Hill, Ms. Sweeney worked in business development for Regional Airlines Holdings Inc. (Porter Airlines) and was a consultant for Bain & Company. She currently serves on the board of directors of Restaurant Brands International Inc. Ms. Sweeney previously served on the boards of Motion LP, Mastermind LP, a privately-held specialty toy retailer, FlexNetworks LP, a privately-held telecom business and Sleep Country Canada. Ms. Sweeney received an undergraduate degree (Honours) from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from Richard Ivey School of Business, from which she graduated as an Ivey Scholar.

 

Committees:

  • Audit
  • Nominating and Governance

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