Our Management Team

Our management team works diligently to ensure the efficiency and success of all the brands that fall under the Vision Group umbrella.

Click on a team member to view their biography.

Garth Mather

President

Alvin Kersting

Vice President

Adnan Haroon

Secretary-Treasurer

Roy McCrimmon

Professional Services Overseer

Dr Susana Sebestyen

Neuro-Optometrist

Austin Jabari

Doctor of Optometry

Garth Mather

President

Mr. Mather commenced his occupation in the Financial Services Industry over 24 years ago.
His career launched on Wall Street, becoming the top producer for 3 Investment Banking Firms before owning his own Broker/Dealer.
He took his firm from 4 registered brokers in one small office to over 50 licensed Representatives throughout 5 countries.
He brings to Eye Care Professionals his ability to Direct, Execute and Navigate through all fluid situations.
He has strong ties to several European hedge funds and will use these relationships to add yet another pillar of stability to Eye Care Professionals.
Mr. Mather has held several Financial Licenses, appeared on financial radio programs as well as given an end of session Market Review on an NBC affiliate.

Alvin Kersting

Vice President

Mr. Kersting is an accomplished executive with more than 25 years of business-building expertise with internationally operating companies.
He has consulted CEOs/Owners or led privately-owned divisions of publicly traded companies by performing complete turnarounds leading to growth, M&A and go-public strategies.
Companies led by Mr. Kersting served highly regulated spaces including Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Nuclear, Mining, Renewable Energy, as well as advanced technology companies including SaaS, IoT, Cloud, etc. He served as a Board of Director for the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada, (AMCHAM), as well as the Ontario Aerospace Council, (OAC).
Alvin’s success and sought after expertise has made him the chosen voice in his industry which is why you may find him as a headline guest for numerous podcasts.

Adnan Haroon

Secretary-Treasurer

An experienced C-suite professional with strengths in governance, business & investment, finance, internal audit, investment projects, integration, strategic planning, merger and acquisition.
A proven result oriented leader with a strong 28 years plus track record of performance in turnaround and high paced organization in multiple roles and geographies. Adnan has worked in different geographies with KPMG, HSBC, SCB, CBK, Mashreq, HBL in various C level suite experience as CEO, CFO, COO as well as Country Manager. He has worked in Finance, Audit, Risk, Compliance, Credit Operations, Trade & Guarantees, Quality Assurance. Adnan has been acting CEO of SCB Oman as well as Chairman of Provident and Gratuity Fund in one of the country in HSBC. He has been involved in M&A, deal advisory in various sectors including Banks, FI, Health Sector and Education. He has been on the board of governor of British School Muscat and also School in Ontario Canada. He has been on the Governance and Control Committee of Brampton Board of Trade Ontario Canada. He is also director in one of the company in Seychelles as well as Board Member of a company in Canada.
He has management consultancy firm that has foot print in various geographies.
Adnan is a chartered accountant and member of The Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan and England & Wales. Certified Strategic Management System from The George Washington University.

Adnan Haroon

Professional Services Overseer

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry.
Skilled in Negotiation, HVAC, Business Planning, Operations Management, and Sales.
Strong business development professional graduated from Fanshawe College, Humber College & York University.

Dr Susana Sebestyen

Neuro-Optometrist, Industry

 INDUSTRY EXPERT: HBSC. OD. FAAO. PVT. CEDH. PN1/2, PMBA, IHC, IMD, DHS
An experienced Optometrist with a demonstrated history of working in the medical practice industry, now incorporating expertise in Optometric Clinical Homeopathy and Integrative Medicine.
Skilled in refraction, state-of-the-art ocular health assessments, and advanced treatment options, including refractive and laser vision correction co-management, as well as strabismus and amblyopia treatment.
Proficient in vision therapy beyond 20/20, sports vision training, neuro-optometric examinations and therapy, and Mind-Eye Connection evaluations such as Z-BELL testing for auditory-visual integration.
Specializes in Optometric Phototherapy (Syntonic Optometry), PEMF (Pulsating Electromagnetic Frequency), IMRS (Intelligent Magnetic Resonance Stimulation), and photobiomodulation treatments. Expertise extends to clinical/optometric homeopathy, fundus digital photography imaging, topography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and Meibomian Gland Imaging (MGD).
Comprehensive dry eye management includes Lipiflow, Blephex, ABMAX, NuLids, and Blephasteam treatments. Adept at fitting specialty contact lenses, including rigid gas permeable and scleral designs, and providing quality neuro-design eyewear.
Experience includes clinical supervision, training, and integrated healthcare services.
A graduate of prestigious institutions, including the University of Waterloo, Sheridan College, Northeastern State University,
the Centre of Education and Development in Homeopathy, and the World Organization of Natural Medicine.

Austin Jabari

Doctor of Optometry

INDUSTRY EXPERT
Ten-year veteran in all operations associated with back-office management, Lens organization and assisting in making glasses for an optical company.
Recently, for the same optical company, Austin graduated from the University of Waterloo and is a Doctor of Optometry.
His recent, almost a year, graduating not only brings a fresh and experience in the latest of technology but it gives Eye Care Professionals access to a steady stream of OD graduates from before, during and after he graduated.
Direct access to the sharpest minds.