Our Team

Heather attended the University of Toronto, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1983. She graduated from the McMaster MBA program with a specialization in Finance in 1985. Heather was awarded a CFA charter in 2005. Heather began her investment career working as a representative for Investors Group for two years before joining The Bank of Nova Scotia in 1988. She held many positions including Manager Corporate Credit, Manager Corporate Banking, Director of Risk Management, and Senior Relationship Manager Commercial Banking in her 15-year career with the bank. Heather joined Canso in February 2003. Heather is responsible for credit analysis and portfolio management. She is also responsible for marketing, compliance and client servicing.

Joe Morin graduated from the Royal Military College with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours Economics and Commerce) in 1986 and served as an officer in the Canadian Navy. He subsequently earned an MBA degree from the University of British Columbia in 1995. Joe has held various positions in private lending, credit management and credit research in the past number of years including Export Development Canada, Nortel Networks, and Standard & Poor’s. Prior to joining Canso, Joe was a Director of Corporate Debt Research at BMO Capital Markets responsible for covering the Canadian telecom, cable, media, retail, real estate and credit card ABS sectors. Joe joined Canso in May 2009 as Director of Investment Research and is responsible for coordinating all Canso investment research activities.

Jason graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts (Finance) in 2011. Prior to joining Canso, he worked as a Business Development Associate with Macquarie Private Wealth. Jason joined Canso in April 2011 as a Trading Assistant. He became a CFA charterholder in May 2015.

Brian attended the University of Notre Dame graduating with a degree in Government and International Studies in 1990. Brian then joined the Credit Department of Goldman Sachs & Co. working in the firm’s New York, London and Toronto offices. In 1997 Brian moved to Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and over the next 11 years held a variety of positions in Corporate Bond Research, High Yield and Corporate Bond Trading, Syndication and Proprietary Trading. In 2009 Brian earned his Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designation and started Big Rock Capital Management Inc. an investment management firm focused on the high yield segment of the fixed income market. In 2012 Brian joined Canso as a member of the investment team where he is a Portfolio Manager and also contributes to client servicing and marketing.

Jeff graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a BA Economics in 1997 and joined Merrill Lynch in Toronto that year. Jeff spent over 17 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in a variety of trading roles within their Fixed Income division in Toronto and New York, most recently as the Canadian Head of Credit and Mortgage Trading. In addition to his trading roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Jeff was also responsible for the bank’s Canadian Commercial Real Estate securitization functions including warehouse hedging and securitization pricing. Jeff received his CFA charter in 2003 and joined Canso as a member of the investment team in 2015, focusing on investment research and strategy.

Nicolas graduated from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario with a Bachelor of Science degree (Honours Physics and Space Science) in 2002, and later with a Master of Science degree (Physics) in 2006. Nicolas served as an Aerospace Engineer with 14 Air Maintenance Squadron in Greenwood, Nova Scotia and as an Operations Engineer/Robotics Instructor at the Canadian Space Agency – Canadian Forces Detachment. Nicolas then attended Université de Sherbrooke graduating in 2010 with a Master of Science degree in Finance and was awarded a CFA charter in 2015. Nicolas joined Canso in 2011 as a Portfolio and Risk Analyst and is now a Portfolio Manager.

Gail attended the University of Toronto, graduating with Honours in Microbiology in 1979 and achieving her MBA (Dean’s List) in 1981. She then worked for Procter & Gamble Inc., where she held many positions including Financial Analyst, Treasury Supervisor and Financial Manager until 1985. In 1985 Gail joined the Bank of Montreal through the Management Development Program in corporate banking where after several years she became Director, Investment Analysis, Loan Portfolio Management. Gail joined Canso in 1998 and is responsible for credit analysis and portfolio management.

Mark graduated from the McGill University with a First Class Honours Bachelor of Arts in Probability and Statistics, and a minor in Economics in 2007. He then attended Columbia University in the City of New York, where he graduated from the Master of Science in Financial Engineering program in 2008. Mark joined Canso in 2009 as a Research Associate and is now a Portfolio Manager. He became a CFA charterholder in 2013.

Richard attended Queen’s University, graduating with a BA in Sociology. He joined Nesbitt Thomson in 1991 as an investment advisor. Richard earned his Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designation and later became a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI). Richard joined Trimark Investment Management in 1993 where he was a manager in the pensions area. Richard then joined Russell Investments in 1996 where he worked on product development and was a member of Russell’s Canadian executive team. Richard joined Canso in 2009 as a member of Canso’s Investment team where he is a Portfolio Manager and is responsible for credit analysis. He is also responsible for client servicing and marketing.

Vivek attended the University of New Delhi, graduating with a Masters in Economics in 1994. In 1997 he completed the MBA program at University of Manchester. Vivek then worked as a Senior Analyst, Credit Rating at ICRA, Moody’s Indian affiliate for three years. He then moved to HCL Technologies as Manager of Investor Relations for two years. He joined Canso in 2002 as a Research Analyst. Vivek was awarded his CFA charter in 2004 and is now a Portfolio Manager with Canso.

Jacqueline graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. She has over 24 years of experience in capital markets in Asia and North America. Jacqueline worked at TD Securities for 20 years and was Vice President Director in Debt Capital Markets, Institutional Fixed Income Sales. She also served as a board member and former president of Women in Capital Markets, chaired its Benchmarking study and Managing Motherhood. Since 2012 Jacqueline served on the Board of Governors of Branksome Hall. Jacqueline joined Canso Investment Counsel in 2013 and is currently Director of Investment Programs. She earned her Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designation in 2014. Jacqueline serves as a Director at the Canadian Bond Investors Association (CBIA).

Brenda attended Mount Allison University, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) in 1981. Brenda joined Canso in 2005 after working in small business and the non-profit sectors. She completed the Canadian Securities Course in 2007 and the Partners, Directors and Senior Officers Course in 2009. Brenda is Corporate Secretary and is responsible for Personnel and Corporate Operations for the Canso group of companies.

Liz worked in the banking and securities industry for many years, specializing in system analysis and operations. She then joined FRI, a financial systems company, as a client support specialist. Subsequently, she joined Foyston, Gordon & Payne, an investment counseling firm, as a systems analyst and portfolio administrator. She then moved to JR Senecal, another investment counselor, in investment administration. Later, Liz worked for Goodman and Company, where she was a performance measurement specialist, and assisted in the trading operation. Liz joined Canso in 2000, as an investment analyst. She completed the Partners, Directors and Senior Officers Course in 2009. Liz is currently responsible for Securities Operations.

Shirley graduated from Concordia University with a BA in Sociology and in 1997 received her Chartered Accountancy designation.  She spent approximately three years in a national public accounting firm and then moved to a local public accounting firm in 1995 and for the past 10 years was a partner in that firm. Her focus there was mainly working alongside and advising private businesses in various industries under both IFRS and ASPE. Shirley joined Canso in July 2015 as Vice-President, Finance.

Harold graduated from York University with a BA Economics in 2000. He then joined CIBC Mellon in Toronto, in their Client Advisor Services Group, as a Cash Specialist and then as a Team Leader. In 2002 Harold joined KBSH Capital Management Inc., where he held positions as an Institutional Portfolio Administrator and Performance Measurement Analyst. Harold joined Canso in 2010, and is currently Manager of the Securities Administration group.