In 1977, Tony joined Gardiner Watson Limited where he helped to develop the research department’s highly regarded philosophy of value-oriented research. From the start he worked closely on investments with George Gardiner, the firm’s Chairman and a highly regarded businessman and investor. In 1979, Tony was appointed President and CEO of Gardiner Watson.

Tony subsequently joined Wood Gundy as Director of Research, later becoming Head of Wood Gundy’s equity division. For three years he managed Wood Gundy’s U.S. operations as President and CEO, headquartered in New York. In 1988, following the sale of Wood Gundy to CIBC, Tony became Chairman and CEO of Walwyn Inc., which two years later acquired Midland Doherty to form Midland Walwyn Inc.; Midland was subsequently acquired by Merrill Lynch.

In late 1992, Tony acquired control and became Chairman of Burgundy Asset Management Ltd., assuming responsibility for the firm’s overall direction. In addition to his duties as Chairman and CEO, Tony is also a Portfolio Manager and conducts research on individual companies.

Tony is a past Director of a number of public and private companies including Commonwealth Holiday Inns, Charterways, GSW, Fairfax Financial, Scott’s Restaurants, Versacold Canada, Canadian Marconi, Wood Gundy and Woodward’s Stores. He is also a former Director of both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Investment Dealers Association.

Currently, Tony is a Director of Gardiner Group Capital and Garbell Holdings. He also assisted in the formation of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance and is a former Director of that organization. Tony is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the Toronto CFA Society.

Tony was Chairman of the Board of The Bishop Strachan School from 1997 to 2001. Currently he is a Trustee of the Board of Governors of the University of Guelph. Tony is a member of the Board of St. Michael’s Hospital, and is Chair of the St. Michael’s Foundation Board and the St. Michael’s Hospital Pension Committee. Tony has been active for many years with the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and The Canadian Opera Company.

In 1998, Tony received the York University Award for Outstanding Executive Leadership, and in 2003 he was awarded the Lincoln Alexander Medal of Distinguished Service by The University of Guelph. In 2006, Tony received an Award of Merit from the St. George’s Society of Toronto for his work in philanthropy, and in 2008 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from York University.

Tony has a working knowledge of business and investments in Latin America, including Mexico, and is proficient in Spanish.

Tony has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Guelph and an MBA from York University.

He then joined Sun Life as an Investment Analyst specializing in Canadian equities. Following a period as Portfolio Manager for Canadian equities, he was given responsibility for all non-Canadian equity investments at Sun Life’s investment counselling subsidiary, Sunimco.

Richard joined AMI Partners in 1989, where he had extensive responsibilities for Canadian equity research.

He joined Burgundy in February 1995, and was appointed President and Chief Investment Officer in September 1997. In addition to these duties, Richard is responsible for EAFE and Global equity mandates at Burgundy.

Richard is President and a Trustee of The Art Gallery of Ontario Foundation. He is a Director of Empire Life Insurance, a Director of the Historica-Dominion Institute and Past Chair of the Stratford Festival of Canada.

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1977 and his MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in 1981. Richard obtained his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1987. In 2009, he was honoured by his peers and received the designation of Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

As an entrepreneur, Allan was President and Founder of a software development and marketing company, and was President of a private training institute, where his emphasis was on financial management and marketing.

Allan joined Burgundy in 1995 and has been instrumental in the development of Burgundy”s small cap investments in North America. Allan is currently the Portfolio Manager for U.S. Small Cap and Canadian Small Cap equities. He was appointed a Vice President of the firm in September 1997 and a Senior Vice President and Director in June 2001.

Allan completed the Canadian Securities Course in 1991 and received Canada’s “Top 40/Under 40” award in 1998.

Stephen was appointed a Senior Vice President of Burgundy in June 2001 and currently is Portfolio Manager for U.S. Large Cap mandates.

Stephen has an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and completed graduate work in Latin American Studies at the University of Toronto. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1993.

Stephen is a member of the CFA Institute and the Toronto CFA Society.

Craig joined Burgundy in March of 1998 as a research analyst specializing in Japan, and was appointed Portfolio Manager for our Japanese equities in 2001. He was appointed a Vice President of Burgundy in July 2000 and a Senior Vice President in July 2004.

Craig has been a Director of the Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation since 2003. He has also been a Director of the National Ballet School Foundation since 2004 and Vice President of the Foundation since 2006. He has been studying Japan’s unique business culture since 1993 and continues to study the language.

Craig was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2002 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Toronto CFA Society.

David joined Burgundy in January 2001 as an Investment Analyst to focus on Canadian equities. He was appointed a Vice President of the firm in June 2001 and a Senior Vice President in June 2003. David is currently Portfolio Manager for our Canadian equities, and co-manages Burgundy’s Global Focused equities.

David earned his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours Finance) degree from the University of British Columbia and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1996. He is a member of the CFA Institute.

Prior to Burgundy, Ken spent over four years at The Boston Consulting Group, a leading global strategy consulting firm. He worked closely with senior management of blue chip companies across many industries, developing and implementing business strategies to enhance competitive advantage and drive profitable growth.

Ken graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business where he earned an Honours Business Administration degree in 1998, with distinction as an Ivey Scholar, and his MBA in 2003 where he earned a place on the Dean’s Honours List.

Ken was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2005 and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Before joining Burgundy, Michael was a Portfolio Manager on the Canadian Value Equity Team at MFC Global Investment Management, a subsidiary of Manulife Financial. At MFC, Michael was co-manager of the E&P Dividend Fund and lead manager of MFC’s global balanced fund portfolios. Michael was also a member of MFC’s global asset allocation committee with the responsibility of providing the Canadian perspective. Prior to joining MFC, Michael was an economist with the Federal Government and the private sector.

Michael has a Master of Mathematical Finance from the University of Toronto, a Master of Science from the London School of Economics and both an Honours BA in Economics and a BA in Statistics from Carleton University. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2002 and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Vincent received his Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from Laurentian University in 1988. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2000.

He is a member of the CFA Institute and the Toronto CFA Society.

Ken received his Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Brock University in 1998 and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2004.

He is a member of the CFA Institute and the Toronto CFA Society.

Anne-Mette began her career in 1992 as a Senior Associate with Braxton Associates, Deloitte and Touche in London, England and in Canada. In 1995, she joined Monitor Company Canada Limited, where she was a Project Leader and advised on corporate and competitive strategy, including acquisitions, in a wide range of industries in Europe and North America.

Most recently, Anne-Mette worked with AIC Investment Services Inc. She joined AIC in 2000 as an Analyst and later became Senior Vice-President and Portfolio Manager overseeing international equities and managing $200 million in global funds. Anne-Mette also restructured AIC’s international franchise to reflect a value-oriented investment style.

She received her Bachelor of Science (1989) and Masters of Science (1992) in Economics from the University of Copenhagen, and spent time at the London School of Economics.

Anne-Mette currently sits on the Rotman Advancement Board, on the Impact Consulting Group Advisory Board and is a Board Member of the National Ballet School Foundation. In 2006, she received the Arbor Award from the University of Toronto for outstanding volunteer service.

Jeff received a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Finance and Economics) from the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University. He successfully completed the educational requirements of the CFA Program in 2009.

Natsuko joined Burgundy in August 2005 as an Investment Analyst to focus on Japanese equities.

Natsuko received her MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and is a Level III candidate in the CFA Program.

Natsuko is a Chartered Member of the Securities Analyst Association of Japan (SAAJ) and a member of Women in Capital Markets.

Jeff joined Burgundy in August 2005 as an Investment Analyst to focus on larger capitalization Japanese companies as well as non-Japanese Asian companies, as part of Burgundy’s Global and EAFE equity efforts.

Jeff was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2006, and is a member of the CFA Institute and Toronto CFA Society.

Mario received his Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Systems Design Engineering) degree from the University of Waterloo in 2005, where he graduated on the Dean’s Honours List. While pursuing his degree, he acquired two years of co-op work experience at IBM and ATS Automation Tooling Systems.

Mario successfully completed the educational requirements of the CFA Program in 2007.

Omé earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from the University of Toronto in 2007 and has also studied Electrical Engineering and Finance at Penn State. He successfully completed the educational requirements of the CFA Program in 2009.

Prior to joining Burgundy, Robert spent four years with Russell/Mellon Analytical Services, where he served as Manager of the Performance and Analytics Group. Earlier in his career, Robert spent two years working as a Fund Accountant with CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services.

Robert received a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from the University of British Columbia, and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2004.

Robert is a member of the CFA Institute and the Toronto CFA Society.

Doug received his MBA from Duke University and his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2007. Doug is a member of the CFA Institute.

John earned a Bachelor of Science degree (Engineering Systems and Computing) from the University of Guelph in 2005. He successfully completed the educational requirements of the CFA Program in 2008.

Eugene graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business where he earned an Honours Business Administration degree in 2005 and an MBA in 2008. He is currently a Level III candidate in the CFA Program.

Stephen earned an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. He successfully completed the educational requirements of the CFA Program in 2008.

Before joining Burgundy, Charles spent four years at Foyston, Gordon & Payne Inc. as an Investment Analyst, primarily researching Canadian small cap companies. Prior to that, he was an Analyst at AIM Trimark Investments and a Senior Analyst with Morningstar Research Ltd.

Charles received an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree (Economics) from Queen’s University in 1997 and his MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business in 2003. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2004.

Charles is a member of the CFA Institute and the Toronto CFA Society.

Andrew joined Burgundy in July 2010 as an Investment Analyst focusing on Asian equities. He completed the Canadian Securities Course in 2008.