The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) today announced its new board of directors for the 2006-2007 year.

The board comprises a spectrum of mutual fund managers and dealers, well suited to guide the work of IFIC in the year ahead.

The members of the board are:

    Brenda Vince, Chair , President, RBC Asset Management Inc.;

  • Robert Frances, Vice Chair, President & CEO, Peak Financial Group;
  • Judy Goldring, Vice Chair , General Counsel & SVP, AGF Management Ltd.;
  • Ian Ihnatowycz, President & CEO, Acuity Funds Ltd.;
  • Scott Sinclair , President & CEO, AEGON Dealer Services Canada Inc.;
  • Drew Wallace , Executive VP, Sales & Marketing AIM Trimark Investments;
  • Michael Mezei , CEO, ATB Securities Inc.;
  • Oliver Murray , President & CEO, Brandes Investment Partners & Co.;
  • Steve Geist , President, CIBC Asset Management Inc.;
  • Sanders (Sandy) Wilson, COO, CMA Holdings Inc.;
  • Robert Strickland , President & CEO, Fidelity Investments (Canada) Ltd.;
  • Donald Reed , President & CEO, Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.;
  • Christopher Enright , Executive Vice President, FundEX Investments Inc.;
  • Alan Hutton , President & CEO, FundSERV Inc.;
  • George Aguiar , President & CEO, GP Capital Corp.;
  • Joanne De Laurentiis , President & CEO, IFIC;
  • Murray Taylor , President & CEO, Investors Group Inc. ;
  • Pierre Hamel , President, Optimum Placements Inc.;
  • John Adams , CEO, PFSL Investments Canada Ltd.;
  • Brian Walsh , VP, Corporate & CFO, Phillips Hager & North ;
  • Karen Fisher , President & CEO, Scotia Securities Inc.;
  • Tim Pinnington , President, TD Mutual Funds.