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Chairman and Independent Director
Mr. Brown was Professor of Finance (adjunct) at the University of Toronto from 1996 to 2005. Mr. Brown spent 26 years as a Vice President and Director of RBC Dominion Securities. From 1997 to 2003, he was a Commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission. He currently serves as a Director of Sixty Split Corp. and SNP Corp.
Mr. Brown is also a member of the finance committee of the Canadian Opera Foundation.
Independent Director
Mr. Lavelle is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Patrick J. Lavelle and Associates, a strategic management consulting firm that he established in 1991.
Mr. Lavelle currently serves as a Director of the Ontario Financing Authority and as a Trustee of Retrocom Mid-Market Real Estate Investment Trust. He was previously the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Unique Broadband Systems Inc., Chairman of Export Development Canada and Chairman of the Business Development Bank of Canada.
Independent Director
Mr. Roy most recently served as Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance) at McGill University. Mr. Roy serves on the Boards of the Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec, Transcontinental Inc., SFK Pulp Income Fund and Noranda Income Fund. He has also served on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations, including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Canadian Centre for Architecture.
From March 2000 to May 2003, Mr. Roy served as the Chief Financial Officer of Telemedia Corporation.
Independent Director
Mr. Sardo is a Director of New Flyer Industries Inc. and Consolidated Thompson Iron Ore Mines Limited. Previous directorships include: Hydrogenics Corporation; Countryside Power Income Fund, where he served as Chairman; UE Waterheater Income Fund; Custom Direct Income Fund; SonnenEnergy Corp and Northstar Healthcare Inc.
From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Sardo served as interim Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Royal Group Technologies. He was formerly President, Canadian Operations of Moore Corporation Limited and President and Chief Executive Officer of SMK Speedy International Inc. He is also the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Firestone Canada Inc. and the President of Firestone Industrial Products Company. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds the ICD.D designation.
Manager-appointed Director
Mr. Mentzines is a Senior Managing Director of Macquarie Group Limited and is responsible for the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets division in North America. He previously served as the division’s global Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for developing and supporting new funds around the world.
Mr. Mentzines joined Macquarie in 1998 and has more than 30 years of experience, including 20 years in the financial services and funds management industry. He is also Alternate Chair of Macquarie Infrastructure Company, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.