Peter D. Boyd

Peter was raised in London,Ontario and graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1978. He currently resides in Calgary,Alberta.

He worked in the investment business in Toronto from 1978, until he was transferred to Calgary in 1991 to become a Senior Vice President,Corporate Finance at Levesque Beaubien Geoffrion (now National Bank Financial). In 1997, he left Yorkton Securities to co-found Arcis Corporation.
Peter was Co-founder,President and CEO of Arcis from 1997 until his retirement in 2009. Arcis became well known for it’s culture and business success in the seismic services business.It was sold to TGS Nopec in 2012.
Genius Wines LP was founded in 2007 when he purchased Wild Iris Ranch and the Clajeux Vineyard,located near Healdsburg, CA. 2007 CREO, with a score of 95 points was the first release and has now sold out.The 2008 CREO has been scored as high as 94 points and was a Cellar Selection by Wine Enthusiast and sold out quickly. We also had an exquisite sauvignon blanc called Requiem ,the 2012 vintage has been released in both Canada and the USA. Requiem is a tribute to Mozart,who supposedly stated "love,love,love...is the soul of Genius".

The winery was closed in 2015, a joyous hobby that never made money but was a very inspired hobby!

Peter is also known for his volunteer work in the arts in Calgary, most recently as Chair of Calgary Arts Development Authority from 2009 to 2013.He also co-chaired the bid committee for Calgary 2012 ,which resulted in Calgary being named Cultural Capital for Canada for 2012-2013.That celebration concluded in March 2013.
In September 2014,Peter was named the Creative Entrepreneur in Residence at The Alberta College of Art + Design for the 2014/2015 academic year.

After a momentus (bucket list) motorcycle ride in the summer of 2015 , I am now retired to Calgary to spend time with family and friends(and the occasional consulting gig).