Peter Konrad R. Klein

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Founded in 2004 by Ari Shiff, KCS Fund Strategies, Inc. is a hedge fund company located in Vancouver, British Columbia. They manage the KCS Absolute Core Return Fund Class A and the KCS Absolute Core Return Fund Class B. The firm's clients include high net-worth individuals, family offices and small-to-mid-sized pension plans, foundations and endowments.