David Brown
Independent Member

Mr. Brown served as chairman and CEO of the Ontario Securities Commission from April 1998 to June 2005. He is the Chair of the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board and Chair of the Public Policy Forum, a non-partisan think tank. Internationally, Mr. Brown is a past chair of the Technical Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commission.

Stephen Gunn
Independent Member

Mr. Gunn is a co-founder and current chairman and CEO of Sleep Country Canada. He also co-founded and served as president of Kenrick Capital, a merchant-banking firm, and served as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company from 1981 to 1987.

Norman Inkster
Independent Member

Mr. Inkster is president of the Inkster Group and a former commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Prior to founding the Inkster Group, he was the global managing partner for the international forensics practice of a major accounting firm. Mr. Inkster also served as the President of Interpol from 1992 to 1994.

Samuel Minzberg
Chairman

Mr. Minzberg is a partner with Davies Ward Phillips & Vinberg, specializing in corporate, commercial and tax law. From January 1998 to December 2002, he served as president and CEO of Claridge Inc., a management and holding company that acts on behalf of the Charles R. Bronfman Family. Mr. Minzberg is currently a Director of Reitmans (Canada) Limited, HSBC Bank Canada, HSBC North America Holdings Inc., HSBC Finance Corporation, Quebecor Media Inc. and Richmont Mines Inc.

Sarah Morgan-Silvester
Independent Member

Sarah Morgan-Silvester is Chancellor of the University of British Columbia and Chair of BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre Foundation. She is a Director of ENMAX Corporation, and a member of the Westerkirk Investment Advisory Committee, Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 National Advisory Board and the David Suzuki Foundation National Business Advisory Council.

She is past Chair of Port Metro Vancouver and chaired the Committee which was responsible for overseeing the merger of the three ports in the Lower Mainland, including Canada’s largest port. Past affiliations include: Chair, Vancouver Port Authority; Chair, Blue Ribbon Council on Vancouver’s Business Climate; Chair, HSBC Trust Company (Canada); Chair, HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc; Chair, HSBC Investment Funds (Canada) Inc; Director, Canadian Direct Insurance Inc; Director, CD Howe Institute; and Member of the Faculty Advisory Board for Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia.

Sarah has extensive experience across North America in the financial services sector. As past Executive Vice President, Personal Financial Services and Wealth Management for HSBC Bank Canada, Sarah had national business line accountability for retail banking, internet banking, full service and self-directed brokerage, asset management, trust, insurance and private banking businesses. She was additionally President and CEO of HSBC Trust Company (Canada). She is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers.