Prior to co-founding Capexco Inc., Mr. Claughton had been a founder, principal, or partner of a number of successful investment and financial services companies across North America and Europe including: Mercer Capital Inc., Canax Energy Inc., Intercontinental Energy Brokers Limited (a London, England based institutional commodity dealer), Optimum Energy Brokers Inc., Natsource, and Tullet-Prebon. Mr. Claughton began his financial services career by developing and publishing a market analysis commentary distributed daily to institutional traders across North America. Mr. Claughton earned a BA and studied Law at the University of Calgary.