Michael J. Lang is a Canadian

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Investor and sits on the

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for numerous companies and organizations. He founded Beau Canada Explorations Ltd., AgJunction an
Stonebridge Merchant Capital Corp
He is actively involved with various

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and is Chairman fo
Calgary Urban Project Society
(CUPS). Michael J. Lang received the Sovereign Medal for Volunteerism from the

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. Mr. Lang is a Honorary Colonel of the King's Own Regiment. A graduate from the

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Michael J. Lang is also on the Business Advisory Council for the

. and the

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Education

Mr. Lang studied at the

obtaining his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry in 1979. Straight after earning his undergraduate degree he continued his studies with the

and obtained his

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(MBA) in 1981. In 2015 Lang was awarded the ICD.D designation through

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’s

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Career

Stonebridge Merchant Capital Corporation

StoneBridge Merchant Capital Corp. was founded in 1996 and is based in

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, Canada. Lang currently holds the position of

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AgJunction

In 1996 Lang was an early participant in AgJunction, which provides hardware and software applications for precision agriculture and sat as Chairman, Member of Compensation Committee and Member of Audit Committee for 19 years. In 2015, he became vice-chairman of the company.

Beau Canada Explorations

Lang founded Beau Canada Explorations in 1988 and sat as

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for 11 years. As of October, 2000, Beau Canada Exploration, Ltd. was acquired by Murphy Oil Corporation. Previously, Beau Canada Exploration, Ltd. was engaged in exploration and development of

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in western Canada.

Honours

Michael J. Lang was awarded Honorary Colonel in the

King's Own Calgary Regiment The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC), colloquially known as The King's Own, is a Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cavalry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. Headquartered at Mewata Armoury in Calgary, Alberta, the King's Own is a part-time Prim ...

(KOCR) in 2013. Michael J. Lang was the recipient of the

Sovereign Medal for Volunteerism in 2022.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Michael J. Businesspeople from Alberta Canadian investors Canadian corporate directors Living people People from Lethbridge 1958 births