People: Central Fund of Canada Ltd (CEF)

CEF on American Stock Exchange

16.15USD
20 May 2013
Price Change (% chg)

$0.92 (+6.04%)
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$15.23
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$15.06
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$15.03
Volume
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Philip Spicer

 75 2001 Chairman of the Board

J. C. Stefan Spicer

 47 1997 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Dale Spackman

 58 2001 Vice Chairman of the Board

Catherine Spackman

 2003 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer

Teresa Poper

 2005 Assistant Treasurer

John Elder

 2011 Secretary

Ian McAvity

 70 2011 Lead Independent Director

Brian Felske

 65 2011 Independent Director

Bruce Heagle

 55 2011 Independent Director

Michael Parente

 56 1992 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Philip Spicer

 Mr. Philip M. Spicer is Chairman of the Board of Central Fund of Canada Limited. He is also Chairman and a Trustee of Central GoldTrust, a publicly traded gold bullion trust, and of Silver Bullion Trust, a publicly traded silver bullion trust. He has been a long-time analyst of markets, monetary systems and gold. His career has included being a part-owner and director of Canadian stock brokerage and investment dealer firms, a Registered Investment Counsel and portfolio manager. In recent years, he has been a private consultant to financial businesses.

J. C. Stefan Spicer

 Mr. J. C. Stefan Spicer is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Central Fund of Canada Limited. Mr. Stefan Spicer is also a Trustee and the President and Chief Executive Officer of each of Central GoldTrust, the Units of which are listed on the NYSE Amex and the Toronto Stock Exchange, and Silver Bullion Trust, the Units of which are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He has in excess of 25 years of investment industry experience.

Dale Spackman

 Mr. Dale R. Spackman, QC, is Vice Chairman of the Board of Central Fund of Canada Limited. Mr. Spackman holds a science degree from the University of Calgary and a law degree from the University of Alberta. He has been a partner of Parlee McLaws LLP, an Alberta law firm, since 1986 where his practice concentrates on aviation, banking and finance and corporate and commercial law. He previously served as a Bencher of the Law Society of Alberta and has chaired, among others, its Audit and Finance Committees and continues to chair its Governance Committee. Mr. Spackman is also a past director and chair of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Calgary Minor Soccer Association.

Catherine Spackman

 Ms. Catherine A. Spackman is Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of Central Fund of Canada Limited. She has been the Treasurer, The Central Group Alberta Ltd. (Administrator of Central Fund).

Teresa Poper

 Ms. Teresa E. Poper is Assistant Treasurer of Central Fund of Canada Limited. She is an Accounting and Administration Consultant.

John Elder

 Mr. John S. Elder, QC, is Secretary of Central Fund of Canada Limited. He has resigned as a Director of the company effective February 28, 2011. He was a director of a restaurant enterprise, Richtree Inc. ("Richtree"). Richtree is not affiliated with the Company or the Administrator. In late December 2002 and again in late December 2003, the Ontario Securities Commission issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting each of the directors and officers of Richtree from trading in the securities of Richtree until its annual audited financial statements were filed. The directors individually consented to the Commission issuing such orders. In October of 2004, Richtree made a proposal under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and all of its assets were subsequently sold to the secured creditor in early 2005. Mr. Elder ceased to be a director prior to completion of such sale.

Ian McAvity

 Mr. Ian M. T. McAvity is Lead Independent Director of Central Fund of Canada Limited. Mr. McAvity has been involved in the world of finance for over 40 years, 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. His analysis and views have been published in “Ian McAvity’s Deliberations on World Markets Newsletter” continuously since 1972. Mr. McAvity is also a director and officer of Duncan Park Holdings Corporation.

Brian Felske

 Mr. Brian E. Felske is Independent Director of Central Fund of Canada Limited. Mr. Felske has managed a mining consultancy for more than 25 years with clients including brokers, institutional investors, banks, multilateral agencies and mining companies. Mr. Felske is a registered limited market dealer with the Ontario Securities Commission.

Bruce Heagle

 Mr. Bruce D. Heagle is Independent Director of Central Fund of Canada Limited. Mr. Heagle has an MBA from the Richard Ivey Business School. He has been an officer since 1982 and President and a director of National System of Baking Ltd. since 1991 and is President of its division NSBL International (private capital investments). He also serves as a Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Central GoldTrust and of Silver Bullion Trust. Mr. Heagle has been a director of the Bakery Council of Canada and Chair of the Board of Governors as well as Chair of the Finance Committee of Hillfield Strathallan College.

Michael Parente

 Mr. Michael A. Parente, CFP, is Independent Director of Central Fund of Canada Limited. Mr. Parente is a Certified Management Accountant and Certified Financial Planner in Canada. He has been an independent consultant 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. Previously, for over 15 years prior to 2004, he was Chief Financial Officer for a mutual fund management company.

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