Tricia Connolly

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is a government-owned professional investment management organization headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 1997 and is also known as the CPP Investment Board. CPPIB manages the investments of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).

DRI Capital, Inc. (DRI Capital) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Persis Holdings Ltd founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 1995, GMP Securities LP is broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Calgary and Montreal. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). They offer institutional sales, research, trading, investment banking and underwriting and advisory services. GMP Securities primarily focuses on the biotechnology, technology, mining, oil and gas, oil and gas income trusts, industrials, special situations and non-bank financial services sectors.

Versant Partners, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Montreal with additional offices in Toronto and Calgary. The firm offers a full array of investment services to institutional money managers and Canadian growth companies. They cover the aerospace, biotechnology, electronics manufacturing, communications equipment and services sectors. Within those sectors, Versant Partners focuses primarily on small- and mid-sized companies. The firm executes trades on all major North American stock exchanges. They are a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.