Gérald Gagnon

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Gérald G.
Gagnon worked as a Portfolio Manager at Hydro-Québec from 1982 to 1998.
He then worked as a Director-Fixed Income at Fonds de Solidarité FTQ from 1999 to 2003.
In 2003, he joined Optimum Asset Management, Inc. as Vice President of Investment, where he worked until 2019.
Prior to his career in finance, he worked as an External Controller at Pricewaterhouse LLP from 1977 to 1980.
Mr. Gagnon earned an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Concordia University.

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Companies	Position	End
Optimum Asset Management, Inc. Optimum Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance OAM is actively committed to maximizing their clients’ long-term returns while protecting their capital. They apply a high-tech, disciplined management approach based on thorough analysis of securities and issuers, well-defined risk management and sound investment selection. With the application of specific qualitative filters, each of the firm’s strategies has been developed with a specific process that integrates the following analysis: fundamental, technical, market sentiment, and seasonality.	Investment Committee Member	01/05/2019
Fonds de Solidarité FTQ Fonds de Solidarité FTQ Investment ManagersFinance FTQ invests in companies located in Canada, primarily in Montreal. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, distribution, technology, real estate and service sectors. It provides equity or debt financing for growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of up to CAD 5 million. It also takes minority and controlling interests.	Head-Fixed Income Invts	30/08/2003
Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Engages in generation, transmission and distribution of hydro electricity	Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income	31/12/1998
Pricewaterhouse LLP Pricewaterhouse LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides accounting services	Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	31/12/1980

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Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Engages in generation, transmission and distribution of hydro electricity	Utilities
Optimum Asset Management, Inc. Optimum Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance OAM is actively committed to maximizing their clients’ long-term returns while protecting their capital. They apply a high-tech, disciplined management approach based on thorough analysis of securities and issuers, well-defined risk management and sound investment selection. With the application of specific qualitative filters, each of the firm’s strategies has been developed with a specific process that integrates the following analysis: fundamental, technical, market sentiment, and seasonality.	Finance
Pricewaterhouse LLP Pricewaterhouse LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides accounting services	Commercial Services
Fonds de Solidarité FTQ Fonds de Solidarité FTQ Investment ManagersFinance FTQ invests in companies located in Canada, primarily in Montreal. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, distribution, technology, real estate and service sectors. It provides equity or debt financing for growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of up to CAD 5 million. It also takes minority and controlling interests.	Finance
Concordia University Concordia University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services