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    Bernard Leroux

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    Bernard Leroux

    Investment Advisor

    Bernard joined Haywood in September 1999 and has over 30 years experience in the financial Industry. As well as an Investment Advisor, Bernard is also a registered Associate Portfolio Manager. He is a graduate of the University of Ottawa with a B of Sc. and maintains the designation of Professional Engineer of the Province of BC.

    Contact Bernard: (604) 697-7407

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    Colin George

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    Colin George

    Institutional Sales

    Colin joined Haywood’s Institutional Sales team in 2024 following a five-year tenure with the firm’s Equity Research department focusing on the Special Situations sector. Prior to joining Haywood, Colin held the role of Senior Analyst of Investments for Amp Energy, a global renewable energy developer that is headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area. 
     
    Through his experience, Colin has established a thorough understanding of project finance, emerging industries, and the capital markets. 
     
    Colin is a graduate of Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Finance and is a CFA Charterholder.

    Contact Colin: 416-507-2383

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    David Lyall

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    David Lyall

    Chairman
    David Lyall began his career in 1979 as an Investment Advisor. He joined Haywood Securities in 1998 and currently serves as Head of Institutional Sales and most recently became Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. David holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia.

    Contact David: (604) 697-7409
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    John Szucs

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    John Szucs

    Institutional Trader

    John brings over 17 years of capital markets experience from both the buy and sell side.  Most recently, he spent 8 years as Senior VP of Institutional Trading at Macquarie Securities with a primary focus on the resource sector.  Throughout his career in finance John has built a strong network with global investors providing value-added insight on the Canadian markets.  Previous roles include 3 years as an Associate Portfolio Manager at Blumont Capital, and 3 years as a Senior Analyst/Trader at First Asset Investments.  

    Contact John:  (416) 507-2303 

     

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    Lui Barbati

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    Lui Barbati

    Director, Institutional Sales

    Lui joined Haywood in August 2023, bringing over 20 years of experience in the Canadian Capital markets in Institutional Sales, working mostly with independent sell side boutiques, most recently at Beacon Securities. Prior to capital markets, he worked as a commodities broker with a large US brokerage.  

    Lui is a graduate of Ryerson University with a degree in Commerce.

    Contact Lui: office (416) 507-2308 | mobile (647) 409-8262 | lbarbati@haywood.com

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    Michael Dilay

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    Michael Dilay

    Institutional Trader

    Michael has been a trader since 1998, starting in the energy derivatives sector in Calgary and moving to the equities sector in Toronto in 2002. Michael joined Haywood Securities Inc. in 2013 as an Institutional Sales Trader and has been a Registered Representative with Haywood Securities (USA) Inc. since 2013. Michael, a CFA Charterholder, brings key experience to buy-side clients in North America and abroad, institutional and retail clients alike. 

    Contact Michael:  (416) 507-2313 

     

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    Niall Gylnn

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    Niall Gylnn

    Director, Institutional Sales

    Niall joins Haywood from various advisory and capital markets positions, most recently in London, having spent the last three years in investment banking roles focused on financial restructuring. Prior to this, he gained 10 years of experience in institutional equity sales at a major Canadian bank based in both Toronto and London. 


    His breadth of knowledge spans across various roles in corporate transactions and debt and equity financial advisories, including within the commodities space. 

    Niall is a graduate of the University of Waterloo with a degree in Mathematics & Business Administration, and is also a CFA Charterholder (2014).


    Contact Niall: 416-507-2325

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    Ron Aiello

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    Ron Aiello

    Head of Institutional Equity Trading & Director

    Ron joined Haywood in 2004 and currently serves as the Head of Institutional Equity Trading. Ron started his trading career with Dominion Securities (now RBC) on the historic Toronto Stock Exchange Trading Floor, where he began to develop his trading finesse. He then moved over to First Marathon's (now National Bank) Institutional Trading Team. Ron has built very strong relationships with some of Canada's largest financial institutions and leading hedge funds, on a solid foundation of integrity and trust.

    Contact Ron: (416) 507-2756 

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    Thomas Relling

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    Thomas Relling

    Portfolio Manager

    Thomas began his career with Haywood in 1999 as Vice President & Investment Advisor. Today, as a registered Portfolio Manager, Thomas offers customized portfolio solutions on a discretionary managed basis and focuses on identifying attractive investment opportunities for his retail clients.

    Contact Thomas: (604) 697-7403

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    Tim O'Neill

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    Tim O'Neill

    Director, Institutional Sales

    Tim graduated from Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts with a Bachelors in Economics. He worked in New York City for over 8 years in the financial service industry, first at Knight Trading Group as a Financial Analyst, then at Lehman Brothers as a Senior Liability Trader on their small cap equity desk. As a Haywood Securities Inc. Investment Advisor and Haywood Securities (USA) Inc. Registered Representative, Tim is responsible for managing new and existing west coast institutional relationships both in the US and Canada with a particular focus in Vancouver, California and Texas.

    Contact Tim: (604) 697-7446

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    Tor Schmidt

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    Tor Schmidt

    Institutional Equities Trader
    Tor's career began in the mid 90's working at Scotia McLeod and Canadian Western Capital.  He joined the Institutional team at Haywood in 1999.  Tor is an expert in the everchanging landscape of the Canadian trading platforms, keeping current with all market nuances and having best execution as his primary goal.  He is responsible for trading in both principle and agency capacity.

    Contact Tor: (604) 697-7414
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