AIMA Canada names new chair, executive committee

For the 2018-2020 term, the National Group of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has named a new chair and executive committee.

Taking over as chair is Belle Kaura, vice-president and chief compliance officer at Third Eye Capital. She succeeds Michael Burns, a partner at McMillan, who served for two terms between 2014 and 2018.

Along with Kaura, the new executive committee members are:

• Laura Reid, partner at KPMG LLP (vice-chair)
• Derek Hatoum, partner at PwC LLP (treasurer)
• Darin Renton, partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP (general counsel)
• Stéphane Amara, director at Allianz Global Investors
• Steve Banquier, managing director, prime brokerage and automated execution, TD Securities Inc.
• Daniel Dorenbush, managing director and head of Canadian prime services at Scotiabank
• Kimberley Jansen, director at BMO Capital Markets
• Elissa Johnson, vice-president, international fund services, State Street
• Jesse Kaufman, vice-president and portfolio and investment advisor at Richardson GMP
• Robert Lemon, executive director, prime services, CIBC Capital Markets
• Jeff Ray, vice-president, product development, Mackenzie Investments
• Raj Tandon, founding partner at Algonquin Capital
• Claire Van Wyk-Allan, director, head of Canada, AIMA
• Racheal Wason, director, structured solutions, BMO Capital Markets

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