Mavrix Fund Management Inc. today announced the appointment of Pierre Saint-Laurent to company’s the board of directors as an independent director.

Saint- Laurent fills a vacancy created by a prior resignation.

Saint-Laurent is the president of Asset Counsel Inc. and, prior to, has held senior positions with StrategicNova and Talvest Asset Management.

He Saint-Laurent holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Economics from the University of Montreal, with doctoral studies in Economics at the University off California at Berkeley, as well as a Diploma in Business Administration from HEC Montreal. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has obtained the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.