Scott Jarvis, Investment Manager & Partner

Scott is Investment Manager of the Investment Partners Fund. He is President and Director of Investment Partners Fund Management Ltd. which is the Trustee to the Fund. He is also Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Director of JDM Investment Partners Ltd. which is the Manager of the Fund. Scott earned an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University (1993). Prior to co-founding The Investment Partners Fund, Scott spent seven years as a Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst with Brookfield Soundvest Capital Management in Ottawa. Scott also spent five years with Ernst & Young LLP in its Corporate Finance group where he was involved with financings, mergers and acquisitions, and business valuations. Prior to joining Ernst & Young LLP, Scott worked four years with Deloitte & Touche LLP in its Audit and Business Systems groups. Scott is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Management Consultant, and Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

Brian Durno, Investment Manager & Partner

Brian is Investment Manager of the Investment Partners Fund. He is Corporate Secretary and Director of Investment Partners Fund Management Ltd. which is the Trustee to the Fund. He is also Corporate Secretary and Director of JDM Investment Partners Ltd. which is the Manager of the Fund. Brian earned an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University (1995). Prior to co-founding The Investment Partners Fund, Brian spent five years as an Equity Analyst with Brookfield Soundvest Capital Management in Ottawa. Brian also spent four years with CIBC in its Wealth Management division where he was responsible for providing investment education and training to CIBC financial advisors. Prior to joining CIBC, Brian worked for three years with Investors Group Financial Services, providing investment planning advice to individual clients. Brian is a Certified Financial Planner, and a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

James Maxwell, Director & Partner

James is a Director of Investment Partners Fund Management Ltd. which is the Trustee to the Fund. He is also President and Director of JDM Investment Partners Ltd. which is the Manager of the Fund. James earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Bishops University (1985). Prior to co-founding the Investment Partners Fund, James has spent the last 24 years as the President of Max Auto Supply Ltd. which operates as an automotive distributor in Central and Southern Ontario.

John Budden, Director & Partner

John Budden is Chairman of Investment Partners Fund Management Ltd. which is the Trustee to the Fund. He joined Dominion Securities in 1964. Over his 45 years of domestic and international investment experience, with postings in New York, London (England), Toronto, Montreal and Boston, he has been involved in most aspects of the investment business. Along the way, in addition to his investment activities, he was a contributing editor for The Financial Times of Canada on ‘Interest Rates and Currencies’. Also, he had the privilege of interviewing some of the world’s top investment managers for CNBC during the early 1990′s.

From 1975 to 1981, he advised international corporations on currency and commodity trading. In 1978 his firm, John Budden, Inc., was acquired by
Conti Commodity and he became a Vice President (Canada). In 1983, he joined Dynamic Fund Management, as Vice President, Marketing. Then in 1985, with Ted Rabin, he co-founded Rabin Budden Partners; an investment counselor and mutual fund manager. Rabin Budden Partners was acquired in 1988 by Altamira Management. In 1990, John returned to Dynamic Fund Management as President and CEO.

In 1992 he moved to Boston and formed USA/Canada, a consulting practice, advising global financial services clients on mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, and emerging trends. He has facilitated a number of major cross border financial services industry acquisitions. In 2002, he returned to Ottawa to live and operate ‘USA/Canada’ (Investment Strategies and Manager Selection). He has introduced a select group of ‘under the radar’ core and alternative investment managers to major pensions, endowments and family offices. In addition, since January 2003, he has been CFRA’s Markets Commentator.

Neal Weir, Director & Partner