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David Scott, BA, MBA
Updated September 24, 2014

Former CEO with over 40 years experience in investment management and mutual funds.


2000 - 2013
›  Chairman, Independent Review Committee, Fidelity Investments Canada ULC.

1994 - 1999 - President, MDS Ventures Pacific Inc. (Vancouver)
›  Venture capital manager - raised from several large investors funds of $25 million.
›  Led the team which from August 1994 to December 1999 more than tripled fund value.

1988 - 1994 - President, Discovery Enterprises Inc. (Vancouver)
›  Venture capital manager with $30 million under management.

1986 - 1988 - President, Toronto Shared Ventures Inc. (Toronto)
›  Established this successful venture management partnership between North American Life and the Molson Companies.

1982 - 1986 - President, Elliott & Page Ltd. (Toronto)
›  Managed over $10 billion in assets.
›  Established Seamark, a highly successful affiliate based in Halifax - now manages over $8 billion.

1973 - 1981 - President, ScotiaFund Financial Services Inc. (Montreal)
›  Founded company, wrote book aimed at RSP market.
›  Tapped over $1 billion from emerging tax sheltered savings market, established dominant in sector market share
›  Negotiated sale of 49% interest to major bank.

1966 - 1973 - Chief Investment Officer, Calvin Bullock, Ltd. (Montreal)
›  Founded AcroFund Inc., a new, venturesome mutual fund.

1962 - 1966 - District Manager, Ontario, RoyNat Ltd. (Toronto)
›  To improve RoyNat's position in the competitive Toronto market, revived use of tax-driven instrument to gain competitive edge for this small business investment company. Assets more than doubled in one year and the office became profitable.

OUTSIDE NON-PROFIT ACTIVITIES

1975 - 1999 Director or Trustee:
›  Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
›  Toronto Mendelsohn Choir
›  Investment Funds Institute of Canada, Toronto (Chairman)
›  Institut National d'Optique, Quebec City (Vice Chairman)
›  Vancouver Art Gallery
›  Vancouver Opera
›  Music in the Morning, Vancouver

Sampling of Former For Profit Directorships
›  Scotiafund Financial Services Inc. (private), Montreal
›  Bolton Tremblay Funds Inc. (private), Toronto
›  Clarington Funds Inc (TSX), Toronto, Director
›  AnorMED Inc. (TSX), Langley, B.C., Chairman and Director
›  Migenix Inc., (TSX), Vancouver, Chairman and Director
›  TIR Systems Ltd. (TSX), Vancouver, Director
›  Bedford Software (TSX) , Vancouver
›  Epic Data (TSX), Vancouver
›  FTS Forest Technology Systems Ltd. (private), Victoria
›  Westbay Instruments Inc. (private), Vancouver
›  Terragen Discovery Inc. (private), Vancouver
›  Seamark Investment Management Inc., Halifax
›  Q Media Services Corporation (TSX), Vancouver
›  VSM Medtech Ltd (TSX), Vancouver


Other Activities
›  Past Chairman, Investment Advisory Board, B C Life Sciences Fund
›  Past Chairman, Independent Review Committee, Fidelity Investments Canada Limited

Education
›  B.A, Bishop's University, 1958
›  MBA, Ivey School, University of Western Ontario, 1960





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