Biography
Ms. Philip is a CPA auditor and recognized leader Digital Assets, Energy and Infrastructure ecosystem since 2019. She currently serves as an independent director of Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ-TSX:BITF), Chair of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, and member of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Environmental and Social Responsibility Committee, and the Special Committee. She contributes to the Board her deep expertise in finance, public accounting, audit, and strategic mergers and acquisitions. She is the founder and president of MTI Conseils Inc., an accounting firm that provides outsourced accounting, advisory services and Chief Financial Officer services. Ms. Philip brings over 10 years of assurance and accounting expertise mainly in audit and public issues. Formerly, she was the Chief Operating Officer of SATO Technologies Corp. (TSXV: SATO, OTCQB: CCPU.F) and the Chief Financial Officer and VP Finance of Canada Computational Unlimited Inc. As a former C-suite Executive at a publicly traded company and recognized leader, she engages extensively in education and industry representation, advocating for regulatory changes and fostering a deeper understanding of the sector’s complexities among stakeholders, especially on reporting and financial matters. She is, since 2022, a member of the Infrastructure Committee (formerly Mining Committee) of the Canadian Blockchain Consortium and the President of its Québec Chapter. She was rewarded as one of the ‘’Most Inspirational Women in Web3 & AI’’ (2024) by Forbes Web3, 100 Davos Women and World Leaders in Data and AI. Ms. Philip graduated in 2010 with a Trilingual Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A) (English, Spanish and French) and in 2013 with a Specialized Graduate Diploma (DESS) in public accounting – CA, both from HEC Montréal. She received her Chartered Accountant designation in 2014 which became a Chartered Professional Accountant auditor designation in 2022.