VANCOUVER (C.-B.) PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. (“Pender”) is pleased to announce that Geoff Scott, MBA, CFA, has joined the company in the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Investments.
Geoff brings over 17 years of experience in the financial services sector. He was most recently the Institutional Portfolio Manager at Cambridge Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments. Prior to that he held roles in equity research and portfolio risk analysis at AGF Management Ltd. He was also a due diligence investment manager at Manulife Financial earlier in his career.
Geoff will play a key role in the growth and success of Pender by ensuring a strong alignment between our investment focus and the needs of our clients. As a member of the investment team, he will collaborate closely with the sales and marketing teams to continue to build enduring relationships with our clients and support our growth plans.
“As Pender looks to its future and its vision for growth, we are excited to welcome someone of Geoff’s experience and calibre to the executive team,” said David Barr, Pender’s CEO.
“I’m excited to join such a talented team of investors and investment professionals at Pender. The firm has a long history of delivering results for clients which has underpinned its success and, I believe, will continue to support its growth going forward,” said Geoff Scott. “I’m looking forward to building on this success and bringing Pender’s differentiated investment strategies to a broad range of clients and like-minded investors.”
Au sujet de Gestion de capital PenderFund ltée
Pender, société indépendante appartenant à ses employés, a été établie en 2003 à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique. Son objectif consiste à protéger et à faire fructifier le patrimoine de ses investisseurs au fil du temps. Forte de son équipe talentueuse composée d’experts dans l’analyse, la sélection des titres et la recherche indépendante, Pender gère activement sa gamme de fonds de placement en exploitant les inefficacités du marché afin de réaliser ses objectifs. Veuillez visiter www.penderfund.com/fr.
Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec :
Melanie Moore
Vice-présidente du marketing, Gestion de capital PenderFund ltée
mmoore@penderfund.com
(604) 688-1511
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Renseignements sur les énoncés prospectifs
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