Robert G. Sutherland

Founded in 1923, Odlum Brown Ltd. is an independent, full-service and brokerage firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm focuses on providing professional investment advice, objective research and personalized client service. They manage investments in equities, fixed-income securities, mutual funds and GICs, and also offer services including financial, retirement and estate planning and a Young Investors Club for children. Odlum Brown seeks to select value-based investments that are consistent with their clients' objectives. The firm uses fundamental research to identify companies with competitive advantages resulting from low cost operations or companies operating in industries with significant barriers to competitive entry.

Macquarie Bank provides investment banking and financial services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of State Street Corp., State Street Advisors, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Dallas, TX.

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. (Pender) is an independent, value-based mutual fund firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by J. Kelly Edmison in 2003. Pender manages a range of funds for various types of clients.

Pender Private Equity Fund Management Inc (Pender Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PenderFund Capital Management Ltd founded in 1994 by John Kelly Edmison. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with an office in Ontario.