MMFMAC Board of Directors
MMFive new Directors join the FMAC team

 

Chris Naylor
Treasurer
Christopher began his career at Guardian Trust Company in October 1987 working in the Precious Metals and FX Trading area. In February of 1990, he joined Tullett & Tokyo as a Foreign Exchange broker. In 1994 he joined MW Marshall and, following a couple of mergers, joined Cantor Fitzgerald in August of 1998 to help in the start up of a new forward FX desk. Finally, in March of 2001, following Cantor Fitzgerald’s investment in and merger with Freedom International Brokerage he has been involved in FX swaps and derivative products. Chris is a Candidate for Level III of the CFA Program and has completed the Canadian Securities Course and ACI Diploma Course. In 1987 he graduated from Queen’s University with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Marketing. Chris is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) and the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts.

Gerard Buckley
Secretary
Gerard began his career at Scotia Bank in 1976 working in Commercial Banking. In 1983, he assumed a position in foreign exchange as a Canadian Dollar Trader in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Gerard held progressive positions in Halifax leading to the position of Senior Manager (and Head of), Atlantic Investment Banking, Halifax. He was responsible for foreign exchange trading and sales and money market sales in Atlantic Canada. Gerard was transferred to Toronto in 1993 in a foreign exchange sales capacity and was promoted to the position of Director, Foreign Exchange Risk Management, Scotia Capital in January 1996. Gerard is currently responsible for providing consultative foreign risk management advice to Corporate and Government Clients in Ontario. Gerard was awarded The Institute of Canadian Bankers Gold Medal for Academic Excellence in 1996 and holds a BBA degree in Finance and Accounting. Gerard has been an active member in The Treasury Management Association of Canada and is on the Board of Governors of the Army Cadet League of Canada, an organization dedicated to the development of young people in Canada. Gerard has two sons Andrew (21) and Brian (19) and is married to Mary MacDonald.

Carmen Perricone
Communications
Carmen began his career as an Assistant Equity Trader in 1992 with Permanent Capital in Toronto. In 1993 he joined State Street Trust in their institutional portfolio valuation department. In 1995 State Street opened a treasury desk in Toronto and Carmen was promoted to help in its setup. In 1996 he joined the desk and was responsible for MM trading. In 1997 he was promoted to his current position of heading the Forward Canada and Currency Forward Desk. Carmen obtained his CFA designation in 1999. In 1992 he graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce.

Alan Stevens
Membership
Alan Graduated from The University of Guelph, with an Honors BA in Management Economics in 1993. In 1995 he moved to Toronto to start his career in Institutional Pension Funds at State Street Canada where he remained for 2 years. In 1997 he joined the U.S. Dollar Money Market desk at TD Securities. In 1999 he joined the Asset and Liabilities Group with TD Bank. In 2000 after the TD Canada Trust merger, he once again joined the Securities side of the institution where he now works as dealer with the Canada Forwards, and US Dollar Funding desks.

Francois Belanger
Montreal Chapter President & FMAC Director
Francois began his trading career with TD Bank in 1991, working in the Treasury foreign exchange operation in Toronto. He pursued his career with Montrustco & Associates in Montreal as head of Global Equity Trading from 1994 to 1996. Francois worked at NBC Montreal as a foreign exchange Institutional sales manager, before joining BMO-Nesbitt Burns in March 2000, where he is currently building client relationships and marketing foreign exchange structured products. Francois is currently in the CFA program and followed the ACI diploma course in 1996. He graduated in 1991 from the University of Montreal business school, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, with a Bachelor in Business Administration, major in International Financial Management. Francois is currently President of the FMAC Montreal chapter.