Board of Directors

PMAC’s Board of Directors govern the affairs of the Association and establishes policy and strategic direction. The Board is comprised of 10-15 Directors who are representative of our membership at large.

Directors for 2023-2024

Scott Mahaffy (Chair)
Vice President & Managing Counsel – Canada,
MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

Dona Eull-Schultz (Vice-Chair)
Senior Vice-President & Portfolio Manager,
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.

Lorne Steinberg (Treasurer)
President & Portfolio Manager,
Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc.

Cecilia Wong (Secretary)
Chief Financial Officer,
Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd.

David Kilburn (Past Chair)
Market Leader and Senior Investment Counsellor,
CIBC Private Investment Counsel

Margaret Gunawan (Executive Committee Member)
Managing Director – General Counsel, Americas (ex US) & Canada CCO,
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Sarah Bevan
Managing Director, President and CEO,
UBS Bank (Canada)

Anish Chopra
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager,
Portfolio Management Corporation

Zachary Curry
Director & Portfolio Manager,
GreenRock Capital Partners Inc.

Warren Rudick
Chief Counsel, Wealth and Asset Management Canada, & Global Chief Counsel, Distribution Law,
Manulife Investment Management

Katie Walmsley
President,
Portfolio Management Association of Canada

Committee Chairs for 2023-2024

Standing Committees

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Cecilia Wong
Chief Financial Officer,
Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd

Industry, Regulation & Tax Committee
Warren Rudick
Chief Counsel, Wealth and Asset Management Canada, & Global Chief Counsel, Distribution Law,
Manulife Investment Management

  • Pension Sub-Committee
    Paul Purcell
    Managing Director, Head of Pension De-Risking,
    RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
  • Securities Sub-Committee
    Warren Rudick
    Chief Counsel, Wealth and Asset Management Canada, & Global Chief Counsel, Distribution Law,
    Manulife Investment Management
  • Tax Sub-Committee
    Thomas Lee
    Vice President, Head of Taxation and Fund Governance,
    RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Member Services Committee

National Conference Committee
Robert Duncan
Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager,
Forstrong Global Asset Management Inc.

Practices & Standards Committee
Michal Pomotov
Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel,
Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd.

Public Relations & Marketing Committee
Karrie Van Belle
Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer,
AGF Investments Inc.

Networking Groups

Compliance Officers’ Network
Brent Moore
Chief Compliance Officer,
TD Asset Management Inc.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Heads’ Network

  • Shahida Fazal
    Sustainability Specialist,
    Mawer Investment Management
  • Kennie Ko
    VP, Total Rewards,
    AGF Investments Inc.

Institutional Client Services Network
Terry Krinsky
Director, Institutional Client Relations,
CI Global Asset Management

International Committee

  • Tracy Soehle
    Managing Director and Senior Counsel,
    Affiliated Managers Group
  • Shalomi Abraham
    Senior Vice President, Head of Legal – Canada, Assistant General Counsel – Americas
    Invesco Canada Ltd.

Lawyers’ Network
Jacqueline Hatherly
SVP, Legal and Chief Compliance Officer
Bridgehouse Asset Managers

Operations Heads’ Network
Lauren Wright
VP, Finance & Administration,
Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd.

  • Finance Sub-Committee
    Lauren Wright
    VP, Finance & Administration
    Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd.
  • HR Sub-Committee
    Robyn Ross
    Vice President, Head of People & Talent
    Burgundy Asset Management
  • IT Sub-Committee
    Michael Lato
    Director, Technology,
    Picton Mahoney Asset Management