AIMA Canada Announces Executive Committee Membership for 2010 - 2012

Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Author: News Release

AIMA Canada Announces Executive Committee Membership for 2010 - 2012
Toronto ON – September 21, 2010 –

AIMA Canada, the national group of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), is pleased to announce the membership of its Executive Committee for 2010-2012 which will include:

Chairman: Gary Ostoich, Spartan Fund Management
Deputy-Chair: Eamonn McConnell, Manna Asset Management
Legal Counsel: Michael Burns, McMillan LLP
Secretary: Andrew Doman, Man Investments Canada Corp.
Treasurer: Chris Pitts, PricewaterhouseCoopers

In announcing the new Executive Committee membership, AIMA Canada Chairman Gary Ostoich, who succeeded Phil Schmitt as Chairman in 2009, expressed gratitude to his fellow Executive Committee members all of whom were elected to serve for an additional two-year term.

“On behalf of AIMA Canada, I would like to express sincere appreciation to Eamonn McConnell, Michael Burns, Andrew Doman and Chris Pitts for their past service and the important contributions they have made to the association’s work during the past two years. I look forward to continuing to work with them over the next two years,” he said.

About the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)

Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2010, AIMA, the Alternative Investment Management Association, is the hedge fund industry's global, not-for-profit trade association with over 1,100 corporate members (with over 4,500 individual contacts) worldwide.

Members include leading hedge fund managers, fund of hedge funds managers, prime brokers, legal and accounting services, fund administrators and independent fund directors. They all benefit from AIMA’s active influence in policy development, its leadership in industry initiatives, including education and sound practice manuals and its excellent reputation with regulators.

AIMA is a dynamic organization that reflects its membership’s interests and provides them with a vibrant global network. AIMA is committed to developing industry skills and education standards, and is a co-founder of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation (CAIA) – the industry’s first and only specialized educational standard for alternative investment specialists.

AIMA Canada was formed in March 2003 to act as the voice of the alternative investment industry in Canada. AIMA Canada now has close to 70 corporate members. Additional information on AIMA Canada is available at www.aima-canada.org.

Media Contacts
AIMA Canada
Corey Goldman
416-453-0111
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