Paul Sabourin

Chairman & Chief Investment Officer

"Our approach to investment has always meant innovation in times of opportunity."

Paul graduated from the University of Toronto in 1975 with a B.A., and the University of Western Ontario in 1980 with an M.B.A. He joined Burns Fry Ltd. in 1982 as a research analyst focusing on small cap stocks. In 1983 he moved to the institutional trading area, and worked in a number of areas including preferred shares, convertible bonds, risk arbitrage and liability trading.

In 1987, Paul became a director of Burns Fry, and later was responsible for managing the institutional trading area. In 1988, Paul became a member of the Executive Committee.

Paul was a founding partner of Polar Securities in 1991, and has been the firm's Chief Investment Officer since its inception. At various times over the past 14 years, Paul has traded or managed most of the strategies currently deployed by Polar. Paul is an active member of a number of industry associations and community charitable organizations.

In January 2006, Paul stepped down as Polar's Chief Executive Officer to resume a very active role as portfolio manager of a substantial portion of the North Pole fund.

Tom Sabourin

President & Chief Executive Officer

"Our people are our most important asset. Our culture of co-investment in the funds and employee ownership attracts the best talent and ensures that we are focused on returns of our investors."

Tom joined Polar Securities as CEO and President in 2006. From 1996 through 2005 he was a Vice-President of Polar Capital, an affiliated private equity manager. Tom originally joined Polar Securities as CFO in 1994. Tom earned a B.Engineering from the University of Western Ontario and began his career with Ernst & Young in 1986. He earned his C.A. designation in 1988.

During his time at Polar Capital, Tom assumed leadership roles in many of the firm's private equity investments. He is active in the community and leads Polar's charitable activities which are carried out through The Polar Foundation.

Herman Gill

VP & Chief Financial Officer

"Our success is measured in the growth of people, returns and assets."

Herman earned a B.A. in Chartered Accountancy Studies from the University of Waterloo in 1993 and upon graduation he continued his internship with the accounting firm BDO Dunwoody Ward Mallette. In 1994, he was admitted into membership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. In 1995, Herman joined Fidelity Investments Canada where he progressed through various positions across domestic and offshore fund operation areas where his responsibilities included tax, audit, compliance and financial reporting. From 1997 to 2002, Herman directed the Canadian sales effort for a U.S. based software provider, Princeton Financial Systems, marketing to the Canadian institutional investment market. In July 2002, Herman joined Polar Securities as the Chief Financial Officer.

Abdalla Ruken

VP & Chief Risk Officer

Abdalla graduated from McMaster University with a Ph. D. in Theoretical Physics. He joined the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1997 as a market risk manager. In 2000 he was appointed Assistant General Manager heading a group responsible for managing the market risk of traded products. In this capacity he led the development of the bank's portfolio simulation engine for derivative exposure measurement. He also contributed significantly to building a framework for managing the risk of alternative assets. In 2006, he became Vice President responsible for structured transactions and hedge fund risk management. In January 2008, he joined Polar as Chief Risk Officer.

Robyn Schultz

VP & Chief Compliance Officer

Robyn graduated from McMaster University in 1987 with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree. She joined Burns Fry Limited in 1987 as a settlement clerk in the equity operations area and shortly thereafter moved to risk management in the institutional credit department. In 1992, Robyn joined Polar to assist with the treasury operations and is now responsible for portfolio fund accounting and administration and regulatory compliance. Robyn earned the CFA designation in 1992.