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Mr. Wright is the Deputy Chairman of Teck Cominco Limited (a major Canadian diversified mining company), a position he has held since June 2000. Mr. Wright was Chairman of Teck Corporation (the predecessor to Teck Cominco Limited) from 1994 to June 2000. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Wright was Chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission. Prior to 1989, he was a senior partner in the law firm of Lang Michener. Mr. Wright is a director of Pathways to Education Canada, Chairman and a director of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association, a director of the AARC Foundation and the Chairman and a trustee of Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund. Mr. Wright was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in April 1997.


Mr. Jamieson is the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Jannock Properties Limited (a real estate development company), a position he has held since March 2000. Mr. Jamieson was Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Jannock Limited from May 1986 to March 2000. Mr. Jamieson is a director and member of the audit committee of Route1, Inc. Mr. Jamieson is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.


Mr. Lay is the Managing Partner of ONCAP Management Partners L.P. (a private equity fund), a position he has held since June 2000. Prior to joining ONCAP, Mr. Lay led the Merchant Banking group at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, one of Canada's largest merchant banking operations. Mr. Lay is also a director of BMONT Split Corp., a mutual fund corporation. Mr. Lay is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.


Mr. Richardson is a corporate director. He was formerly the chairman of the Ontario Pension Board (the administrator of the Public Service Pension Plan), a position he held from July 2004 to June 2007. Mr. Richardson was Deputy Chairman of London Insurance Group from 1986 to 1995 and then became Executive Vice President, Corporate Development. Prior to 1986, Mr. Richardson was a senior partner at Ernst & Young (chartered accountants). Mr. Richardson is the lead director and chairman of the nominating and governance committee of Research in Motion Limited. During 2007, the directors and officers of Research in Motion Limited were subject to a cease trade order pending resolution of a stock option review by the Securities Commissions. The cease trade order was revoked in October 2007. Mr. Richardson is also the chairman and a director of Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, and a trustee and chairman of the audit committee of Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund. Mr. Richardson is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.


Mr. Skea is an independent consultant providing strategic planning and marketing solutions, a position he has held since January 2005. Mr. Skea has held senior management positions with leading Canadian companies including the position of Vice President, Trade Marketing of Molson Canada (an international brewer), a position he held from November 2003 to January 2005. Prior to November 2003, Mr. Skea was employed by Mosaic Group Inc. (a marketing and communications company) from August 1998 to November 2003 where he held positions of increasing responsibility including President of the eForce division, President of Mosaic Marketing Services, President of Mosaic Digital and Senior Vice President of Mosaic Performance Solutions (North America). Mr. Skea was Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership (a direct-to-home satellite company) from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Skea is a director of the St. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation. Mr. Skea holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University.


Mr. Dryburgh is a corporate director. Mr. Dryburgh was, until October 2006, Executive Vice President of Heico Acquisitions Inc., an affiliate of The Heico Companies LLC, an investment holding company, which owned Robertson-Ceco Corporation until April 2006. From October 2004 until April 2006, Mr. Dryburgh was the Executive Vice President of Robertson-Ceco Corporation, a leading manufacturer of custom engineered metal buildings, headquartered in Illinois. Prior to joining Robertson-Ceco, Mr. Dryburgh was President of Straightline Division, United States Steel Corporation, a technology based, steel distribution/supply chain management company, from its start-up in July 2001. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Dryburgh was President of the Jenisys Engineered Products Division of Jannock Limited. Mr. Dryburgh is a trustee of Strongco Income Fund and is also a trustee of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Mr. Dryburgh is a Chartered Accountant and was appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1979.

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