John Finnigan is a founding partner of ThorntonGroutFinnigan, practicing in the areas of trial and appellate advocacy, civil and commercial litigation, securities litigation, employment law, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligence, professional malpractice and shareholder disputes. He also acts as an arbitrator in labor disputes.  John was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1984, and his clients include major financial institutions, governments and government agencies, insurance companies and professional accounting firms. 
 
John has been an instructor in the Civil Procedure Section of the Bar Admission Course and has written numerous articles and conducted seminars on a variety of litigation topics including the obligations of corporate officers and directors.  He is a member of a number of professional organizations and associations, including the Advocates’ Society and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.  John obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario in 1982 and is a past winner of the Carson-Killeen Award for oral advocacy.

Glenn Martin has over twenty years’ experience in the financial services and related industries, having held various positions in strategy, commercial lending, internal audit, human resources and special loans.  His current role is Global Head of Quality for RBC Dexia Investor Services Limited, a 50/50 joint venture between Royal Bank of Canada and Dexia Group based in Luxembourg.  He is also a member of RBC Dexia’s Global Donations Committee.

Glenn has an M.B. A. in Financial Services from Dalhousie University, a B.A. in Industrial Psychology from Carleton University and a college degree in accounting and international business from Champlain Regional College.  He is a member of the Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers and gold medal recipient.

Glenn is a founding Director of the Canadian chapter of WWO. He lives in Toronto with his wife D.J., daughter Taylor and son Andrew.

 Managing Director, Canada

John Lockbaum is Managing Director, Canada and joined RBC Global Services in July of 2005, now RBC Dexia.

John has held several executive positions in banking and investment management both domestically and internationally. Formerly, John was Senior Vice President and Managing Director of ING Wealth Management, Inc., an integrated mutual fund product manufacturer and investment product distribution firm. John joined ING Canada in April 2000 to launch the mutual funds Company, as Vice President of Client Services and Operations.

Prior to joining, ING John led the integration for TD Bank following its acquisition of Canada Trust for the Wealth Management line of business. A twelve-year veteran of Canada Trust, John held senior management position in both retail and mutual fund investment management during his tenure with Canada’s largest and most successful full-service retail Trust Company.

John spent five years in offshore banking, first as Chief Mutual Funds Administrator for Pierson, Heldring and Pierson, a Dutch Merchant Bank and later as Treasurer and Operations Head for Banco Portuguese do Atlantico, Portugal"s national bank while in Grand Cayman, BWI.

John holds an Economics degree from McMaster University and numerous industry accreditations including Canadian Investment Finance I/II, Canadian Securities and Partners, Officers and Directors designations. He is an Associate of the Institute of Canadian Bankers and has studied at the Harvard Business School for executive management.

John is married with three young children and lives in a quiet suburb of Toronto

 Volunteer Executive Director

Pat Jack has many years' experience in the Financial Services Industry, all working for RBC Financial Group.  For the past few years, her focus has been on the launch of RBC Dexia Investor Services - a 50/50 joint venture between Dexia Bank in Luxembourg and Royal Bank of Canada.

Pat has worked in many different areas:  Retail and Corporate Banking, Human Resources, Training, Sales and Marketing and Relationship Management, to name just a few. Her most recent position was as Director of Canadian Custody & Clearance, where she was responsible for relationships with large Foreign Financial Institutions and Broker Dealers.

Pat retired earlier this year after 42 years, and since that time has been actively working with WWO New York to set up the Canadian Chapter of WWO. She resides in Oakville Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, with her husband Richard.

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