Brian Phillips is an independent Director and Chair of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Phillips was in the financial services industry for thirty years, the last 15 as a partner at Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management (“PHN”) until its acquisition by the Royal Bank of Canada in 2008. Prior to PHN he was a Vice President with various security dealers, including Pemberton Securities, until acquired by RBC Dominion Securities in 1989. Mr. Phillips holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business.