Personnel

Douglas Buchanan, MBA, CFA / President

Douglas Buchanan, MBA, CFA / President

Doug is Rempart’s founding President. Previously, he founded and developed MacDougall Investment Counsel. This followed 10 years with Magna Vista/AGF Private Investment Management where he was Vice President and Senior Investment Counsel. In this role, Doug was responsible for the management and servicing of both private client and institutional accounts. Prior to AGF, Doug was an Investment Officer with the Canadian National Railway Pension Fund, where he managed both large and small capitalization equity portfolios.

David Stenason, MBA, CFA / Managing Director

David Stenason, MBA, CFA / Managing Director

David is a founder of Rempart. Prior to this, he was a senior portfolio manager with MacDougall Investment Counsel for seven years. Earlier in his career, David spent nearly two decades as an oil and gas, energy services, pipelines and utilities analyst with four of Canada’s leading investment dealers, including CIBC Wood Gundy and Scotia Capital. David began his career with Gulf Canada Ltd.

Natalie Circelli, BA / Investment Counsellor

Natalie Circelli, BA / Investment Counsellor

Natalie is a founding member of the Rempart team. Prior to this, she was a portfolio manager with MacDougall Investment Counsel, as well as with Magna Vista/AGF Private Investment Management. Natalie has also been a Senior Portfolio Manager with the Royal Trust Company and subsequently the Royal Bank Financial Group. She was responsible for the portfolio management and client servicing of private clients, estates, trusts, and foundations.

Malcolm Speirs, MBA, CFP, CFA / Investment Counsellor

Malcolm Speirs, MBA, CFP, CFA / Investment Counsellor

Malcolm is an original member of the Rempart team. Previously, Malcolm was a portfolio manager with MacDougall Investment Counsel for five years. He had previously spent twelve years in private client portfolio management with TD Asset Management. Malcolm held increasingly senior positions within TD, ultimately as Portfolio Manager and Regional Director. Malcolm began his career in the banking and brokerage industry, working in both fixed income and foreign exchange trading areas.

David Buma, BBA, CFA - Investment Counsellor

David Buma, BBA, CFA – Investment Counsellor

David spent the first 14 years of his career in equity research covering the energy and industrial product sectors for several investment dealers, including Scotia Capital and Laurentian Bank Securities. David then transitioned to the investment management industry with BonaVista Asset Management, which was part of RBC Global Asset Management. He also spent time with Canadian industrial companies Martinrea and ATS Automation. David joined Rempart in 2018.

Karen Husbands, B. Math, MTM / Portfolio Administrator

Karen Husbands, B. Math, MTM / Manager – Administration

Karen has earned both a B. Math degree at the University of Waterloo and a Master’s degree from Concordia University. She has also successfully completed the Canadian Securities Course. Karen has several years’ experience as a portfolio administrator with Magna Vista/AGF Private Investment Management, MacDougall Investment Counsel and Rempart. Karen is one of the original team members to make the transition to Rempart in October, 2010.

ELizabeth Manelli, Portfolio Administrator

Elizabeth Manelli, Portfolio Administrator

Elizabeth began her career at MacDougall, MacDougall and MacTier several years ago. While at MacDougall, she gained valuable experience in the Credit, Transfers, Account Opening, Compliance and Trading departments. She has successfully completed the Canadian Securities Course and has earned her Investment Advisor designation. Liz joined Rempart in 2014 as part of the Portfolio Administration Group.

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Genevieve Rodier – Portfolio Administrator

Gen began her career with the Royal Bank of Canada in fraud administration. This followed by several years at MacDougall, MacDougall and MacTier / Raymond James, where she worked in Account Opening, Compliance and Administration. Gen joined the Rempart team in 2018.