Darryl Abbott

President, Founder

As a founding partner of a number of renewable private equity funds, Darryl structured and provided capital to solar contractors and developers in Ontario, Canada. He was active in all stages of development and continues to manage the assets after being built.  These funds now own and operate hundreds of operating solar projects across the province.

As a founding partner and President of Sculler Group, Darryl partnered with another firm to purchase from and is currently managing investments in Canadian CMBS which include specific securities, B-notes and the only collateralized debt obligation made with Canadian securities.  All of the securities were purchased from US Financial Institutions in a competitive bidding process.

Before becoming an entrepreneur in his capital management and asset development businesses, Darryl spent more than a decade lending directly to corporate and commercial clients both domestic and international. His experience also extends to private equity and investment banking where he has worked with private, boutique firms.

Darryl has obtained an Honours degree in Finance, a Masters in Accountancy and is also a CFA Charter holder.

Anton Frolich

Chief Operating Officer

Anton is a professional engineer with a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. After holding senior engineer and business unit manager posts at an electromagnetics consulting and manufacturing start-up in South Africa, Anton decided to diversify his career and studied further to qualify with an MBA degree from one of the country’s premier business schools. He then switched to commercial banking, working as an associate in corporate finance (investment banking) at the Standard Bank of South Africa. There he worked chiefly on international M&A activity in the financial services and mineral resources sectors.

Following his move to Canada in 2008, Anton combined his engineering and finance backgrounds to move into the renewable energy industry, first as an independent consultant, and then as a director at a prominent rooftop solar firm. At that firm he worked on the development of one of the largest portfolios of rooftop solar systems in Canada.

At Sculler, Anton leverages his diverse experience to provide executive-level oversight of the operations of the business, primarily the development and operation of assets, and to provide interdisciplinary input to strategic decision-making process.

Karl Czarnecki

Chief Financial Officer

Karl is the Chief Financial Officer of Sculler Group. Karl has over 16 years of finance and business development experience including several years of international investment banking experience gained with BMO Capital Markets and IPOPEMA Securities (IPO and M&A transaction focus).

At Sculler Energy, Karl is responsible for financial and corporate matters of the company, including: financial and management reporting, taxation, financial planning and analysis, transaction support as well as dealings with financial institutions and investors.

Prior to joining Sculler Corp. Karl held senior finance positions with Redknee Solutions and IPOPEMA Securities in Canada and Europe.

Karl graduated with distinction from the B. Comm. programme at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and obtained the Chartered Accountant designation (CPA, CA) with the financial institution practice of KPMG LLP.

Kelly Burke

Head of Business Development

Kelly brings fifteen years of business development and relationship management experience to the Sculler Group.  His professional experience spans a broad array of financial service offerings including small business and commercial lending, consumer finance portfolio management and, more recently, international private banking and retail brokerage.

The common thread throughout his career has been a focus on the entrepreneur.  Whether providing liquidity directly, sourcing alternative providers or, more recently, providing asset management through both public and private securities, Kelly has an established track record of proven results.

Kelly holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor and has completed numerous securities courses including the Canadian Securities Course, the Professional Financial Planning Course and the Wealth Management Essentials Course.

Nathan Chan

Corporate Legal Counsel

Nathan Chan was most recently a partner with the law firm of Owens, Wright LLP before beginning his own professional practice. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) in 1993 and an LL.B in 1996, and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1998. Prior to joining Owens, Wright LLP, Nathan practiced with one of the largest law firms in Canada.

Nathan is involved in all aspects of the business of his many high technology clients (renewable energy, managed services, software development, VARS, etc.), including the setup of corporate, fund and other structures, joint ventures, equity and debt financings and negotiation of commercial contracts. His international clients include European and Asian companies with worldwide offices and he co-ordinates and supervises both domestic and international legal transactions for such clients and their Canadian operations.

In the renewable energy sector, Nathan has been involved in the creation of multiple investor funds for solar electricity generation projects, the purchase and subsequent financing of one of the largest aggregations of microFIT solar projects in Canada, and acquisitions and divestitures of commercial rooftop portfolios.

Nathan is a member in good standing with the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association.

Christian Xu

Risk Manager

Christian Xu is the Risk Manager for Sculler Group. He has over 6 years of experience in Corporate Finance and Asset Based Lending specifically in risk management roles. Mr. Xu is responsible for underwriting and risk assessments for financing transactions and provides contracting support for Sculler’s dealings with governmental and regulatory bodies.

Prior to this role, Mr. Xu worked at GE Capital for 5 years in various countries as a Risk Associate. During this time, he was responsible for the risk underwriting of financial assets in different industries including Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Technology. He also worked in a boutique investment bank in China which helped Chinese companies raise funds to acquire oversea assets.

Mr. Xu holds an Honor Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from McMaster University and an MBA from the University of Toronto. He is a CFA Charter Holder.