Dominic Talalla

Dominic joined Trellis Capital in 2005 as Managing Partner. In this position he assumes interim operational roles in portfolio companies that require hands-on assistance. Dominic is currently CEO of one of Trellis’s portfolio companies, Datec Coating Corporation, which, under his leadership has grown from a pre-commercial stage to now being entrenched with several blue-chip customers. When not operating companies, he pursues investment opportunities that meet Trellis’ investment criteria. Prior to joining Trellis, Dominic spent over four years with BDC Venture Capital focusing his time evaluating and investing in Advanced Technology companies and was Director on the Board of several technology companies. Previously, Dominic was at General Electric where he was General Manager of the Canadian Sales Operation for the Industrial Systems Business. In this role, he grew the business and expanded the division in the commercial and residential electrical equipment markets. During his nine-year tenure with GE, he also held various sales, marketing and finance positions in Vancouver, Toronto and the U.S. Dominic is a Professional Engineer with a Bachelor of Engineering and Management from McMaster University and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. Apart from being CEO of Datec Coating Corporation, Dominic sits on the Boards of Directors of several of Trellis’s portfolio companies. Dominic has taught Venture Capital at the Michael de Groote School of Business, McMaster University and is a member of the Board of Advisors for McMaster’s Xerox Centre of Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.