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 2021-2022
- David Kilburn (Chair)
Investment Counsellor and Region Head, Ontario, CIBC Private Investment Counsel - Scott Mahaffy (Vice-Chair)
Vice President & Senior Counsel, MFS Investment Management Canada Limited - Lorne Steinberg (Treasurer)
President & Portfolio Manager, Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. - Dona Eull-Schultz (Secretary)
Senior Vice-President & Portfolio Manager, Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. - Cecilia Wong (Executive Committee Member)
Chief Financial Officer, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. - Denys Calvin (Past Chair)
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Nexus Investment Management ULC - 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. - Margaret Gunawan
Managing Director – Head of Canada Legal & Compliance, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited - Lucas Pontillo
Executive Vice President & Global Chief Financial Officer, Fiera Capital Corporation - Warren Rudick
Chief Counsel, Global Distribution Law & Institutional – Canada & Europe, Manulife Investment Management - Marc Trottier
Co-Managing Director, Coerente Capital Management Inc. - Chris Turchansky
Chief Experience Officer, ATB Financial - Katie Walmsley
President, Portfolio Management Association of Canada
Committee Chairs for 2021-2022
Standing Committees
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee:
Cecilia Wong, Chief Financial Officer, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. - Industry, Regulation & Tax Committee:
Margaret Gunawan, Managing Director – Head of Canada Legal & Compliance, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited- Pension Sub-Committee:
Paul Purcell, Managing Director, Head of Pension De-Risking, RBC Global Asset Management Inc. - Securities Sub-Committee:
Margaret Gunawan, Managing Director – Head of Canada Legal & Compliance, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited - Tax Sub-Committee:
Thomas Lee, Vice President, Head of Taxation and Fund Governance, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
- Pension Sub-Committee:
- Member Services Committee:
Janine Guenther, President, Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel - National Conference Committee:
Zach Curry, Director & Portfolio Manager, Greenrock Capital Partners Inc. - Practices & Standards Committee:
Michal Pomotov, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. - Public Relations & Marketing Committee:
Karrie Van Belle, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, AGF Investments Inc.
Networking Groups
- Canadian Institutional Client Service Network:
Rotating Chair - Compliance Officers’ Network:
Brent Moore, Chief Compliance Officer, Governance, TD Asset Management Inc. - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Networking Group:
Cecilia Wong, Chief Financial Officer, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. - International Committee:
Warren Rudick, Chief Counsel, Global Distribution Law & Institutional – Europe, Manulife Investment Management - Lawyers’ Network:
Jacqueline Hatherly, Associate Vice President, Wealth Governance and Control, TD - Operations Heads’ Network:
Adam Beach, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Operations Manager at Evans Investment Counsel- Finance Sub-Committee:
Lauren Wright, Director, Finance & Operations, Sionna Investment Managers and - HR Sub-Committee:
Christie Wood, Human Resources Business Partner – Canada, MFS Investment Management - IT Sub-Committee:
Jin Shi, Director, Securities Operations, Timber Creek Asset Management
- Finance Sub-Committee: