Margot C. Howard

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) is the Province of Ontario’s pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1990, OTPPB administers a defined benefit pension plan to active and retired teachers in Ontario. The firm manages investment portfolios for the benefit of present and future plan members and their survivors. OTPPB is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

TD Asset Management, Inc. (TDAM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Founded in 1987, TDAM provides discretionary investment management services to corporations, investment companies, pension funds/plans, endowments and foundations.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

Barrantagh Investment Management, Inc. (Barrantagh) is an independent, Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by John O. McCutcheon and W. Peter Comber in 1995. They provide disciplined portfolio management to individual and institutional investors. Barrantagh is a UN PRI signatory and incorporates the assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment decision-making process.

Cidel Asset Management, Inc. (Cidel AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Cidel Bank Canada. The firm was founded by Peter D. Sacks and Robert H. Gibson in 2013 and formerly known as Toron AMI International Asset Management. Headquartered in Toronto, they offer investment services and solutions to private clients. Cidel AM is a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).