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A seasoned entrepreneur, Marc has extensive experience in the financial markets with solid expertise in fixed income. Before co-founding Nymbus Capital in 2013, he founded the ARB Group in 2005, where he acted as President of a private investment firm, in 2005 and served as President until 2012. He was an independent participant on the Montreal Exchange from 1991 to 2005, trading mainly Canadian bonds and related derivatives.

Before that, he held marker positions in the Canadian fixed-income market at the National Bank of Canada after starting his career in 1986 at Lévesque Beaubien Geoffrion Corp.

Marc holds a B.Com. in Finance from Concordia University.

Gabriel became Chief Investment Officer of Groupe Nymbus Capital in 2013, where he spearheads quantitative research and investment management operations. He has more than 10 years of capital markets experience. He served as a partner and portfolio manager specializing in quantitative fixed income derivatives for GC Capital Asset Management.

Before that, Gabriel acted as a fixed income associate portfolio manager for ARB Group, a private investment firm.

He holds a B.Com. in Investment Finance with honours from Concordia University and holds the Chartered Investment Manager designation (CIM®).

Mathieu joined the Nymbus team in 2021 as Associate Vice President, Financial Engineering. Before joining Nymbus in 2021, he spent eight years as Head of Investments at Perseus Capital, a quantitative hedge fund manager for high-net-worth clients.

During his tenure at Perseus, he developed several systematic macroeconomic investment strategies using derivatives in several asset classes. During his last four years with the company, he held the position of Vice-President.

Mathieu holds a bachelor of Administration in Finance from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a Master of Science in Market Finance from the University of Sherbrooke.

Richard has more than 23 years of experience in the investment industry. Before joining Nymbus Capital in 2021, he worked at the National Bank of Canada in Quebec, Vancouver and Montreal.

Over the last 12 years, he was a portfolio manager for Private Banking 1859 National Bank Trust’s institutional clients.

Richard has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from UQAM, is a Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP), a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute and a certified financial planner (IQPF).

In 1981, Jean-Luc Landry joined the Bolton Tremblay team as Vice-President and Portfolio Manager; he was appointed President in 1987. After Bolton Tremblay merged with Montrusco et Associés, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Montrusco Bolton.

Jean-Luc is a former President of the Association des conseillers financiers du Québec and of the Association des économistes québécois. For several years, he was a member of the Investment Committee of Capital Régional et Coopératif Desjardins, of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (the Alberta equivalent of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) and Optimum Réassurance.

He is a board member of Garda World Security Corporation. Jean-Luc has a Bachelor of Economics from Collège Sainte-Marie and has completed the course work for a Master of Economics from the University of Ottawa.

Jean Turmel founded Perseus Capital in 2005. He has extensive experience in financial markets. He has held senior positions at the National Bank of Canada as President of Capital Markets, Treasury and Investment Banking. He was also Chairman of the Board of the Montreal Stock Exchange and Natcan Investment Management.

Mr. Turmel was a Partner of National Bank Financial and TMX Group. He is currently the Chairman of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and has been a member of the Board since 2007.

He also served on the board of Alimentation Couche-Tard and is a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contribution to the Canadian investment industry.

From 2003 to 2014, François-Olivier served as Vice-President, Partner and Head of Liability Trading on the Institutional Equity Trading team at Desjardins Securities. He was covering telecoms, REITs, industrials, rails, energy infrastructure, independent power producers, pipelines and utilities. He facilitated equity block transactions by pricing potential trades and managing the firm’s trading capital to encourage activity among Desjardins institutional clients.

He served previously with National Bank Financial, where he worked as an equity proprietary trader from 2000 to 2003.

François-Olivier holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Laval University where he was a starter for the Rouge et Or basketball team.

Rodolphe worked for more than ten years as Portfolio Manager for the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, one of the largest institutional fund managers in North America, and later for ING Canada/Intact. All the while, his passion for sports allowed him to get in contact with various elite athletes to whom he managed to unravel the complex world of finance.

He has a wide network of contacts in the field of combat sports and martial arts and shows a thorough understanding of just how significant challenges are for today’s athletes.

Rodolphe holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bishop’s University and has the CFA designation. He is a black belt in both Brazilian and Japanese Jiu-Jitsu.

Yvon was Vice-President and Head of Fixed Income at Intact Investment Management from 2009 to 2015. Before that, he spent 18 years at the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, where he was Senior Vice-President, Credit and Corporate Bonds. These positions allowed him to develop a broad experience in fixed income management, in both public and private markets, using cash and derivative products, in the contexts of pension funds and insurance asset-liability management. He also created and maintained custom factor-based government and corporate bond benchmarks.

Yvon holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Laval University and an MBA from Ivey Business School.

Before joining the Nymbus team, Axl was a Regulatory Compliance Specialist at PEAK Securities, where she oversaw operations for three branches in Quebec, and previously at PEAK Investment Services, supervising more than a hundred branch managers and advisors. Her past experiences include being a Senior Investment Advisor at National Bank Investments and a Principal Investment Services Representative at IG Wealth Management. Axl graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in financial economics and political science. She holds several professional licenses from the Canadian Securities Institute, covering broker supervision, standards of conduct, compliance, investment management, and securities trading in Canada.

Jessica’s background intertwines the fields of data science, computer science, machine learning, and mathematics. Before joining Nymbus in 2022, she worked at Tower Research Capital within the Quantitative Trading FX group.

At Nymbus, she is part of the group responsible for researching and developing quantitative investment models and she contributes to the improvement of our investment operations automation efforts.

Jessica holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics and was granted multiple awards and speaking invitations internationally for her research work.

Olivier’s multidisciplinary expertise uniquely positions him at the intersection of finance, technology, and science. He has a solid background in financial engineering and physics, as well as in academia, FinTech and technology startups. His research in condensed matter physics has led to high-impact publications.

He joined Nymbus in 2023, where he is part of the group responsible for researching and developing quantitative investment models as well as improving our investment operations automation efforts. Before that, his notable roles include serving as a Quantitative Analyst at Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec, Trans-Canada Capital and Futures First.

Olivier holds a Ph.D. in Physics and an MSc in Financial Engineering.

Xavier holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Concordia University. He was introduced to financial markets and client service in his young career in 2021. Before joining the Nymbus team, he had distinguished himself in various organizations thanks to his innovative solutions, extensive network of contacts and mobilizing energy.

Danira is an expert in administrative management specializing in finance. With 10 years of experience working for leading financial institutions, such as National Bank, iA Financial Group, and Desjardins, she has overseen a range of operational projects with success. At Nymbus, she applies her expertise to support the team in managing administrative tasks and invoicing. Danira’s experience and skill in optimizing administrative procedures make her an excellent fit for contributing to the company’s operational efficiency.