St. Andrews
Stewart Baker
President
sbaker@cbibusinessbrokers.com
506-529-8101

G. Stewart Baker established CBI Business Brokers in Atlantic Canada in 1997. He brings more than ten years of business brokerage experience and twenty years of legal expertise to CBI clients. Stu practiced law for over 20 years concentrating in the areas of commercial, business, real estate and franchise law as a partner in a Saint John law firm.

In addition, he served as General Counsel for a large real estate development company. He is a former chairman of the New Brunswick Employment Standards Tribunal. Stu is a member of the New Brunswick Law Society, the Canadian Bar Association and the Atlantic Provinces Arbitration and Mediation Institute. He is a licensed business broker in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Saint John
Darryl Goyetche
Associate
darrylg@cbibusinessbrokers.com
506-646-1910

Darryl Goyetche is an entrepreneurial business professional with a 35 year career representing business owners of small and large enterprises throughout Atlantic Canada. Prior to joining CBI Business Brokers, he had a distinguished career serving variously as CEO of the Saint John Board of Trade, Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce and Atlantic Provinces Chamber of Commerce. He also served as a senior executive with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Montreal and Ottawa. Early in his career, he was a broadcast journalist in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and a public relations specialist with VIA Rail Canada.

Since joining CBI in 2006, Darryl has established an outstanding record of delivering results for his clients. He has represented a wide range of clients including companies in the manufacturing, retail, distribution, business services, food service and hospitality industries, and has performed market price valuations for a wide variety of companies both large and small. Darryl has negotiated deals that equalled or exceeded clients’ expectations. His wide-ranging skills and experience in buying/selling decision-making, due diligence, deal negotiations and transaction execution ensure that clients receive the best possible representation.

Darryl is a graduate of the Canadian Institute for Organization Management at the University of Western Ontario. He is a member of the New Brunswick Real Estate Association and Canadian Real Estate Association. He has served as an Employer Panel Member of the Employment Insurance Board of Referees, was a Director of the Canadian Society of Association Executives – N.B. and the Canadian Public Relations Society – N.B., served as Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada, and is a former Director of Enterprise Saint John. He was honoured as Chamber of Commerce CEO of the Year in Canada in 1983, received the Council of Excellence Award from the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada in 1998, and was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for Community Service in 2002.

Moncton
Sara Phelan
Associate
mailto:sphelan@cbibusinessbrokers.com
506-855-7778

Sara is an award winning entrepreneur, a professionally certified business coach and a seasoned trainer, with over 20 years experience in sales and service industries including Retail, Telecommunications, Automotive, Real Estate and Marketing. A Certified Executive Coach, Business Coach, and Career Coach, she is a member of the International Coaching Federation.

Sara brings a passion for business and a clear understanding of entrepreneurship. A true self starter with a great idea, she created and operated a successful retail business for 5 years and is well versed in Marketing, Exit/ Succession Planning, Business Planning, New Business Start Up, Sales and Service Training, Team Development, Operational Management, and Human Resources.

She is a recipient of a Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and has been recognized for her dedication to business and community involvement. An active participant with Youth Entrepreneur Initiative and Women in Business, Sara has served as chair on a community economic development board and committed herself to other board roles within non-profit organizations and community groups.




Fredericton
Duncan MacDonald, BBA, CA
Consulting Associate
mailto:dlmca@nbnet.nb.ca
506-458-8329

Duncan is a seasoned Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of comptrollership, tax, financial and succession planning experience.  He has worked extensively in property development, manufacturing, heavy equipment supply, lumber, wholesale, distribution, high tech and hospitality sectors. 

Tax planning and transaction structuring are crucial to the success of every transaction and CBI's goal is to secure the best after-tax value for the owners of each of the companies that CBI is engaged to market.   Duncan works with CBI clients to ensure that all tax options and their impact on net cash and family planning have been fully considered. 

Duncan has two grown children and has lived for the past 25 years with his wife, Pam in Fredericton.  He has served a long list of Provincial and local charities, professional and arts groups.  A former UNB hockey player, he continues to enjoy and support various levels of sport.