TORONTO, Jan. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Blake C. Goldring, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AGF Management Limited., is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Davis, CA as a director of the AGF Management Limited Board.
Ms. Davis is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Loblaw Companies Ltd., Canada's largest food retailer, a position she has held since 2010. In this role, Sarah's responsibilities include finance, real estate and corporate strategy. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for President's Choice Bank. Previously, Ms. Davis held the position of Vice President and Controller for Rogers Communications Inc.
"Sarah brings over two decades of strategic and financial management experience at successful Canadian companies," said Blake C. Goldring. "She is an exceptional executive and one of the most influential women in corporate Canada. We look forward to benefiting from her broad capabilities and keen insights."
Ms. Davis has been honoured as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ by the Women's Executive Network™ (WXN), an organization that she is also actively involved in as an external mentor. She is the executive sponsor and Chair of the Women@Loblaw network and is actively involved with the President's Choice Children's Charity, a foundation that provides assistance to children with special needs and supports childhood nutrition programs across Canada. "AGF is committed to diversity within our organization and we look forward to benefiting from Sarah's experience," Goldring added.
ABOUT AGF MANAGEMENT LIMITED
AGF Management Limited is one of Canada's premier independent investment management firms with offices across Canada and subsidiaries around the world. AGF's products include a diversified family of award-winning mutual funds, mutual fund wrap programs and pooled funds. AGF also manages assets on behalf of institutional investors including pension plans, foundations and endowments as well as for private clients. With over $35 billion in total assets under management, AGF serves more than one million investors. AGF trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AGF.B.
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