Michael Burch: President

Born in Cumbria, England, Michael came to Toronto, Ontario in 1969 and then started working in the sales and marketing department at Methuen Publishing. In 1974, Methuen sent Michael to British Columbia to open their Vancouver branch and by 1976, he had started his own sales commission agency in Vancouver called Adams Burch Ltd. In June 1977, Michael started Whitecap Books and began publishing gift and coffee table books celebrating Canada’s natural beauty. Whitecap flourished and soon began publishing books in a variety of genres. Michael is pleased his company has become one of Canada’s leading independent book publishing companies.

Nick Rundall: Vice President 

Nick Rundall is the Vice President of Whitecap Books and leads sales and marketing from Whitecap’s Toronto office. Born in Dublin, Ireland, and raised in England, Nick earned a degree in English from the University of British Columbia. His career in publishing began in 1973 with a small publishing house in London, England. Nick returned to Canada three years later where he worked as an editor for UBC Press. In 1976, Nick opened an office for Penguin Books in Vancouver and served as their Western Sales Manager for six years. In 1983, he moved to Toronto and worked as the Marketing Director for the Canadian Book Marketing Group. It was during his time here that Nick and Michael Burch, Whitecap founder and president, formed a friendship and came to be partners in Whitecap Books in 1996. 

Nick is a prominent and active member of Canada’s publishing industry as the committee chair for the Association of Canadian Publishers’ trade committee. He also sits on the Board of the ACP (Association of Canadian Publishers) and was also formerly on the Board of the AECB (Association for the Export of Canadian Books).

Other Whitecap Staff:

Kristina Stosek, Chief Financial Officer
Moira Bridgman, Accounting
Jeffrey Bryan, Publicist
Jesse Marchand, Manager, Print & E-Books
Michelle Furbacher, Art Director
Theresa Best, Editor