Sophie Mayrand

CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products.

HarbourVest Partners LLC (HarbourVest Partners) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 1982 by David Brooks Zug. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices around the world.

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a government-owned institutional fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 1965, CDPQ manages the funds of several depositor groups primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans which pay out benefits to more than two million Quebecers each year.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.

Franklin Templeton Institutional LLC (FTI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). FTI provides investment advisory and portfolio management services under investment management agreements with clients in jurisdictions worldwide, which include registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds as well as to separate accounts.

Polaris Capital Management LLC (Polaris) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Bernard Horn in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Polaris Capital Management Holdings LLP. Polaris offers global and international equity management services as separately managed accounts and commingled vehicles for institutions and high net-worth individuals. The firm serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, limited partnerships, and other pooled investment vehicles.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.

Deutsche Bank (Canada Branch) provides commercial and corporate banking services. It provides inventory and wholesale finance as well as asset based lending to small and medium sized businesses. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of CI Financial Corp., Spectrum Investment Management Ltd. is a Canadian company that provides mutual fund management services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. Spectrum Investment Management was acquired by CI Fund Management, Inc. from Sun Life Financial, Inc. on July 25, 2002.

Bimcor, Inc. is a Canadian pension fund manager headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE Inc. (formerly known as Bell Canada Enterprises Inc.) (TSX: BCE), a telecommunication holding company for the Bell Canada corporate group. Bimcor manages the assets mainly on behalf of pension funds of BCE and their various subsidiaries and affiliates.

Established in 1989, CIBC Capital Partners, the venture group of CIBC World Markets' Capital Partners Division, is headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Boston, New York City and San Francisco. Their ultimate parent is Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX: BCM).

ABB, Inc. provides power and automation products, systems, solutions and services. It manufactures components such as motors, generators, circuit breakers and programmable logic controllers for the automated processes of industries such as oil and gas, pulp and paper, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Part of State Street Corp., State Street Trust Company Canada is a company based in Toronto, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Robert Baillie.

Part of Caterpillar, Inc., Caterpillar of Canada Corp. is a company based in Mississauga, Canada.

Center for Interuniversity Research & Analysis of Organizations operates as a research center that works to alleviate the social and economic problems of Canadian citizens. The firm focuses in the field of public policy, risk, finance, sustainable development, strategy and international economy, demographic changes economics, and economic development. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

The OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) is a government-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1995 to provide members with a say in their pension plan through joint trusteeship. OPTrust invests and manages one of Canada’s pension funds and administers the OPSEU Pension Plan (which includes OPTrust Select), a defined benefit plan with over 106,000 members.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte & Touche, Inc. provides accounting services. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Junior Achievement of Central Ontario educates young people about business. It focuses on work readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship, giving students the confidence and skills they need to become the next generation of business and community leaders. The company was founded by Horace A. Moses in 1919 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, Inc. provides direct services, technology and advocacy to children and adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. It offers medical, clinical, educational, technological, residential and rehabilitative program services. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1978, State Street Global Advisors' Advanced Research Center is the research arm of State Street Global Advisors. The firm is a subsidiary of State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT), a leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including corporations, retirement plans, public funds, endowments, foundations and third-party distributors. They provide quantitative research and develop quantitative models for active strategies in equities, fixed-income, asset allocation and currencies

Founded in 1944, Export Development Canada (EDC) is Canada's export credit agency. They offer financing, insurance and risk management solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. EDC is located in Ottawa, Canada and has representatives in Brazil, Poland/Central Europe, China, India, Mexico, Russia/CIS and Malaysia/Southeast Asia. The firm provides insurance and financial services, bonding products and small business solutions to Canadian exporters and investors and their international buyers. They also support Canadian direct investment abroad and investment into Canada. Much of their business is done in partnership with other financial institutions and through collaboration with the government of Canada.

Lissom Investment Management, Inc. is a privately-owned, independent investment counselor headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm provides wealth management services for high net-worth clients through the Owners family of funds.

Allexium Assets Management, Inc. operates as investment management firm. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.