Board of Directors

Paul D. Damp - Chairman, Director

Mr. Damp is Managing Partner of Kestrel Capital Partners (a private investment firm).  From October 1996 to June 1998, Mr. Damp was Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Accugraph Corporation (a telecommunications software provider).  Prior to November 1994, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of SHL Systemhouse Inc., and prior to October 1990, a partner at KPMG LLP.  Mr. Damp is currently a director of several other private companies.  Mr. Damp is a chartered accountant.

A Director since December 2001, Mr. Damp is Board Chairman, a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee.

Gerrard B. Schmid – Chief Executive Officer, Director

Mr. Schmid joined Davis + Henderson in 2007 as President of one of Davis + Henderson's operating divisions and has served as the Corporation's President and Chief Operating Officer since 2009 before commencing his term as Chief Executive Officer in February 2012.  Mr. Schmid has over 15 years of experience in financial services and prior to joining Davis + Henderson he served as head of the deposits and overdraft lending business of Lloyds TSB Bank in the United Kingdom and in Canada as Chief Operating Officer of CIBC’s retail bank.  Mr. Schmid also serves on the Board of the Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation and is a member of the Toronto Cabinet of the United Way.

Gordon J.  Feeney - Director

Mr. Feeney is Chairman of Rideau Recognition Solutions Inc. and Rainsford Lane Prestige Properties Ltd, and is a director at Wheels Group Inc.  Mr. Feeney joined the RBC Financial Group in 1959 and retired as Deputy Chairman in June 2001.  Mr. Feeney was Chairman of Canada Post Corporation from September 2004 until April 2007.

A Director since July 2002, Mr. Feeney is a member of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee.

Michael A.  Foulkes - Director

Mr. Foulkes is a Coporate Director and a former executive of TD Bank Group, having held a variety of executive positions over 30 years with the bank and retiring in late 2006 as President & Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse UK.  He was also previously a director and Chairman of Symcor Services Inc.  Mr. Foulkes is currently a director and Chairman of the Royal Conservatory of Music and a director of the Canadian Depository for Securities (now part of TMX Group), First Nations Bank of Canada and eHealth Ontario.

A Director since May 2007, Mr. Foulkes is Chair of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.

Deborah L. Kerr - Director

Ms. Kerr is Chief Product and Technology Officer of Sabre Holdings, a private company that provides technology solutions to the travel agencies, corporations, travelers, airlines, hotels and tour operators.  From 2009 to 2012, she was executive vice president and chief product and technology officer for FICO, a leading provider of analytics and decision management technology. Prior to that, she spent four years with HP, as chief technology officer for HP Enterprise Services and was also vice president of business technology optimization products at HP Software.  Ms. Kerr is a director of Mitchell International, Inc. and Chair of the Technology Committee.

A Director since May 2013, Ms. Kerr is a member of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee.

Bradley D. Nullmeyer - Director

Mr. Nullmeyer was appointed President of Element Financial Corporation (a finance company) in September 2012. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of A&A Capital (a private investment company).  From 1999 to 2001 he was Chief Executive Officer, Vendor Finance of CIT Group (a finance company) and, prior to 1999, President of Newcourt Financial (a finance company).  Mr. Nullmeyer is a Chartered Accountant.

A Director since December 2001, Mr. Nullmeyer is Chair of the Audit Committee.

John E. O’Malley - Director

Mr. O’Malley is the Chief Executive Officer of Panini S.p.A. and the President of Panini North America (a company focused on document imaging solutions for the payments and remittance processing industry). From October 2010 to May 2012, Mr. O’Malley was the Chief Executive Officer of Memento Inc. From July 1999 to April 2008, he was the Chief Executive officer of Harland Financial Solutions. Mr. O’Malley is a director of Panini S.p.A. and Panini North America.

A Director since May 2013, Mr. O’Malley is a member of the Audit Committee.

Helen K.  Sinclair - Director

Ms. Sinclair is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BankWorks Trading Inc. (a consulting and satellite communications company).  From October 1989 to June 1996, Ms. Sinclair was President of the Canadian Bankers Association.  Ms. Sinclair is a director of a number of other organizations including TD Bank Financial Group and EPCOR Utilities Inc.

A Director since May 2002, Ms. Sinclair is a member of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee.