AIMA Canada, the Canadian national group of the global Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has established new regional committees in Alberta and British Columbia.
“We are delighted to welcome this group of distinguished industry leaders to our national organization,” said AIMA Canada chair Gary Ostoich, president of Spartan Fund Management. “The creation of these new regional committees represents the next logical step in the development and growth of AIMA Canada as a national entity and further enhances our contribution to the industry and our growing membership.”
Ostoich explained that the mandate of the regional committees includes: providing a forum for issues affecting regional hedge fund managers and associated service providers; assuring that the association’s mandates are carried out regionally; and working with the various subject-matter committees to coordinate events tailored to local markets.
This announcement follows the 2010 creation of a regional committee in Québec and reflects the growth of the alternative investment industry across Canada. AIMA Canada was established in 2003 as the voice of the hedge fund industry in Canada. The organization currently has approximately 100 corporate members representing over 250 individuals, including hedge fund managers, fund of hedge funds managers, prime brokers, legal and accounting firms, institutional investors and fund administrators.
AIMA Canada committees are comprised of volunteers working for member companies. Members of the new regional committees will include:
Alberta: Co-chair: Leslie Vickers, controller, Grafton Asset Management; co-chair: Basil D’Souza, director, Auspice Capital Advisors ; secretary: Peter Harris, senior manager, audit and assurance group, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
British Columbia: Co-chair: Jonathan Lotz, partner, Heenan Blaikie LLP ; co-chair: Roland Wood, sales manager, Fiera Capital Corporation