Derek Brown
Chairman and Independent Trustee
Mr. Brown was Adjunct Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto from 1996 to 2005. Mr. Brown also spent 26 years as a Vice President and Director of RBC Dominion Securities and six years as a Commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission. He currently serves as a Director of Sixty Split Corp., SNP Corp. and DALSA Corporation, all of which are Toronto Stock Exchange-listed companies.
Patrick J. Lavelle
Independent Trustee
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 serves as Chairman of Specialty Foods Group Income Fund and was previously the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Unique Broadband Systems In., Chairman of Export Development Canada, and Chairman of the Business Development Bank of Canada.
François R. Roy
Independent Trustee
Mr. Roy is Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance) at McGill University. From March 2000 to May 2003, Mr. Roy served as the Chief Financial Officer of Telemedia Corporation. Mr. Roy serves on the Boards of Pixman Nomadic Media Inc., SFK Pulp Fund, and Transcontinental Inc.
V. James Sardo
Independent Trustee
Mr. Sardo is currently a director of New Flyer Industries Inc.; Hydrogenics Corporation; and Northstar Healthcare Inc. Previous directorships include: Countryside Power Income Fund, where he served as chairman; UE Waterheater Income Fund; and Custom Direct Income Fund. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Sardo served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Royal Group Technologies. Mr. Sardo 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. Mr. Sardo is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds the ICD.D designation.
Stephen Mentzines
Manager-appointed Trustee
Mr. Mentzines is a senior managing director of Macquarie Group Limited and is responsible for Macquarie’s Capital Funds 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. He is also Alternate Chair of Macquarie Infrastructure Company, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
