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Donald A. Wright

Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ex-Officio Member of All Board Committees

Donald A. Wright, Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ex-Officio Member of All Board Committees

About

Mr. Wright joined the Board of Directors of RF Capital Group (formerly GMP Capital Inc.) in 2004, and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2013. Mr. Wright is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of The Winnington Capital Group Inc. He is an active investor in both the private and public equity markets. Mr. Wright’s career has spanned over 40 years in the investment industry. He has held a number of leadership positions, including President of Merrill Lynch Canada, Executive Vice-President, director and member of the executive committee of Burns Fry Ltd., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TD Securities Inc., and Deputy Chairman of TD Bank Financial Group.

Mr. Wright currently is a non-executive Chairman of Wildbrain Ltd., Richards Packaging Income Fund, Metrolinx, and Cinaport Capital Inc. He is the lead director of Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. and a member of the board of Bank of China (Canada). As well, he was the past Chairman of the board of directors of VIA Rail Canada, and was a past member of the Board of Trustees of the Hospital for Sick Children. He also actively supports numerous charitable organizations.