Stacey E. McDonald

The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association that serves as a resource and voice for directors and boards. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The ICD provides thought leadership through various publications and is a unified voice for directors. The Canadian company was founded by Brian J. Gibson, and Rahul K. Bhardwaj has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

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.

Founded in 1993, GMP FirstEnergy is an energy-focused investment dealer based in Calgary, Alberta. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). They provide research, financing and advisory services as well as trading the shares of both public and private corporations participating in the Canadian energy sector. They primarily focus on oil and gas sectors. Their definition of energy includes energy exploration, production and transportation as well as electricity generation, energy technologies and income trusts.