Ari Justin Black

Thornmark Asset Management, Inc. (Thornmark) is an independent Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Daniel Bain in 1998. Thornmark provides complimentary Wealth Management Planning for clients with investments of greater than $3 million. The firm manages the Thornmark Investment Funds, which are only available to accredited investors on a prospectus exempt basis in certain jurisdictions of Canada.

Founded in 2002, Thomas Weisel Partners Canada, Inc., formerly Westwind Partners, Inc., is an institutional investment bank, investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWPG), a San Francisco-based investment banking firm. Their ultimate parent is Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). Thomas Weisel Partners Canada specializes in the growth sectors of the economy with a particular focus on the consumer, energy, healthcare, Internet, media, telecommunications, metals/mining and technology sectors. They provide equity research on US, Canadian and UK-listed companies, equity trading capabilities and advice to corporations on M&A, financing and restructuring transactions. Thomas Weisel Partners Canada is a member of the CIPF/FCPE and the IIROC.

GCIC Ltd. provided investment advice. It also managed private client accounts included taxable foundations, estates and personal trusts. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.