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Bruce D. Heagle
Independent Trustee
Ancaster, Ontario
Age: 57
Trustee since 2009
Chair of Audit Committee
Member of Corporate Governance
and Nominating Committee
Chair of Special Committee
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Bruce D. Heagle has an MBA from the Richard Ivey Business School and
over 20 years of senior management experience. Since 1991, Mr.
Heagle has been President of NSBL International (private capital
investments). In addition, Mr. Heagle serves as a board member for
various publicly traded companies, including Central GoldTrust,
where he has been Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee. He is
also a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Central Fund of
Canada Limited. Mr. Heagle has been a director of the Bakery Council
of Canada and Chairman of the Board of Governors as well as Chairman
of the Finance Committee of Hillfield Strathallan College.
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Ian M. T. McAvity
Independent Trustee
Toronto, Ontario
Age: 72
Trustee since 2009
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Ian M.T. McAvity is also a Director of Central Fund
of Canada Limited and Trustee of Central GoldTrust. A former
director of Novagold Resources Inc., Mr. McAvity is also President
and a director of Duncan Park Holdings Corporation (a junior
minerals exploration company). Mr. McAvity has over 50 years of
extensive investment industry experience as a banker, broker, and,
since 1975, as an independent advisor and consultant, specializing
in the technical analysis of international equity, foreign exchange
and precious metals markets. Mr. McAvity's analysis and views have
been published in "Ian McAvity's Deliberations on World Markets
Newsletter" continuously from 1972 to 2014.
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Michael A. Parente
Independent Trustee
Hamilton, Ontario
Age: 58
Member of Audit Committee
Member of Corporate Governance
and
Nominating Committee
Member of Special Committee |
Michael A. Parente holds a Bachelor of Commerce
degree from McMaster University, is a Chartered Professional
Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and Certified Financial
Planner in Canada. He has been President of M.A.P. Consulting &
Financial Services since February 2009. Prior to that, he was the
Director of Finance for First Ontario Credit Union from March 2004
to January 2009. From February 1990 to August 2002, Mr. Parente was
Vice-President Finance of Central Fund of Canada Limited.
Previously, for over 15 years prior to 2004, he was Chief Financial
Officer, Compliance Officer, President and Investment Counsel &
Portfolio Manager (ICPM) for a mutual fund management company. Mr.
Parente is a Director and member of the Audit Committee of Central
Fund of Canada Limited and a Trustee and member of the Audit
Committee of Central GoldTrust.
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Jason A. Schwandt
Independent Trustee
Burlington, Ontario
Age: 42
Trustee since 2012
Lead Trustee
Member of Audit Committee
Chair of Corporate Governance
and Nominating Committee
Member of Special Committee
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Jason A. Schwandt holds an Electrical Engineering & Management
degree and an MBA (Management of Innovation) from McMaster
University. He is currently President of J.A. Schwandt Engineering
Inc., and was formerly an owner and Vice President of Techcentive
Services Inc., a tax credit and corporate cost-reduction
consultancy. Prior to that, Mr. Schwandt was employed for over
10 years in various management roles in engineering, program office,
operations, and corporate strategy at Celestica Inc., a global
contract electronics manufacturer and former manufacturing arm of
IBM. Mr. Schwandt is also a Director and member of the Audit
Committee of Central Fund of Canada Limited and a Trustee and member
of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Central
GoldTrust.
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J. C. Stefan Spicer
Trustee, Chairman
President & CEO
Lynden, Ontario
Age: 49
Trustee since 2009
*Administrator Nominee |
J.C. Stefan Spicer is also the Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Central Fund of Canada
Limited, a publicly traded gold and silver bullion holding company,
the shares of which are listed on the NYSE MKT and the Toronto Stock
Exchange. He is also a Trustee, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Central GoldTrust, the Units of which are
listed on the NYSE MKT and the Toronto Stock Exchange. He has over
30 years of investment industry experience. Mr. Spicer is a nominee
of the Administrator as a Trustee of the Trust.
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