Mr. Gutmanis is responsible for royalty transaction execution and due diligence, as well as overall financial reporting. Mr. Gutmanis joined DIV from Maxam Opportunities Funds, a private equity firm where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President. At Maxam, Mr. Gutmanis was responsible for transaction execution, due diligence, structuring and monitoring of portfolio investments (including previous appointments as a director and chair of the audit committee on portfolio investments).

Previously, Mr. Gutmanis worked at Capital West Partners, a Vancouver-based investment banking firm, where he was actively involved in advising public and private companies with respect to acquisitions, restructurings, divestitures, mergers, financings and fairness opinions.

In 2017, Mr. Gutmanis was selected by Business in Vancouver as one of Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40, and in 2020 was a recipient of the BC CFO Awards from BIV and the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC. Mr. Gutmanis is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a degree in Commerce and holds a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant designation and a Chartered Business Valuator designation.

Mr. Gutmanis currently serves as a Director and Treasurer of the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation.