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Name and Position

Biographical Information

Joseph Skarzenski,

President and CEO

Chairman of the Board of Trustees


Joseph Skarzenski is one of the founders of OFI and has been its President since its inception. He is also the Chairman of the Boards of GP Directors, Fund Trustees and Trustees of the Trust. Mr. Skarzenski started his career in the engineering department at E.B. Eddy. Prior to the start-up of Ottawa Fibre Inc., Mr. Skarzenski owned and managed several other companies related to the insulation and construction industry.



John Crow

Lead Trustee

Chair, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chair, Human Resources and Compensation Committee




John Crow is a consultant and corporate director. Mr. Crow is the President of J&R Crow Inc. (economic and financial consultants) and serves on the boards of several public and private entities and other organizations, including Placer Dome Inc., Rockwater Capital Corporation, High Income Principal and Yield Corporation, High Income Preferred Shares Corporation, Coastal Income Corporation, Canadian Tire Bank, Lawrence Enterprise Fund, and Arts for Children of Toronto. Mr. Crow holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University. After graduating, Mr. Crow joined the International Monetary Fund where he spent 12 years. In 1973, he joined the Bank of Canada where he was appointed Governor in 1987. In 1993, he was elected Chairperson of the central bank governors of the Group of Ten Countries, a position he relinquished when his term as Governor ended.



Catherine Skarzenski

Executive Vice President, CFO and Corporate Secretary

Trustee


Catherine Skarzenski holds an MBA from the University of Ottawa. Ms. Skarzenski joined OFI in 1999 and oversees finance, accounting, payroll, legal affairs, information technology and investor relations. Before joining OFI, she worked approximately 16 years as Project Manager in several engineering consulting firms including SNC-Lavalin and Tecsult Inc. Her last position before joining OFI was as Project Controls Manager for Fenco MacLaren (SNC-Lavalin) on a $650 million ship building project.



George Rossi

Chair of the Audit Committee





George Rossi is a chartered accountant and holds a commerce degree from Concordia University. As a consultant and corporate director, Mr. Rossi serves on the boards of several public and private entities including Student Transportation of America, the fifth largest provider of school bus transportation in the United States, Dolan Media, one of the largest publishers of local business newspapers in the United States, Spectra Premium, a fuel tank and automotive replacement parts manufacturer and serves on the investment valuation committee of Investissements Desjardins. Mr. Rossi was the Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Cinar Corporation from November 2000 to 2002 and as Interim President from 2002 to 2003. Prior to Mr. Rossi joining Cinar, the Ontario Securities Commission and certain other provincial securities regulators issued cease trade orders prohibiting all trading in the securities of Cinar due to its failure to file current financial statements. This cease trade order was subsequently revoked in February 2004. Between 1983 and 2000, Mr. Rossi was Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Radiomutuel Inc., a publicly traded media company. Before 1983, Mr. Rossi was an audit manager with Ernst & Ernst.



Cécile Ducharme

Trustee

Member of the Audit Committee,
Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee

Cécile Ducharme holds a B. Sc. from Sherbrooke University and a MBA from McGill University. In 1990, Ms. Ducharme joined Schroders & Associates Canada Inc. where she is now Vice-President and Partner. Schroders & Associates is an adviser to three private equity funds dedicated to buy-outs and development capital of mid-sized Canadian companies in the areas of general and industrial manufacturing, distribution, services and retail and its activities are now focused on the realization of the portfolio of companies. From 1983 to 1986, she was part of the corporate lending group of the Mercantile Bank of Canada. In 1986, she joined Unigesco Inc., a public holding company, where she was involved in mergers and acquisitions, private placements and public offerings. From 1988 to 1990, she was an Assistant Vice-President in the merchant banking group of Central Capital Corporation where she was primarily responsible for mezzanine investments.



Donnie Moore

Trustee

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee

 

Donnie Moore holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering (computer science) from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA in finance from the University of Houston. Mr. Moore was Senior Vice-President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer for Cognos Incorporated from 1986 until his retirement in 2001. He had responsibilities for financial and administrative operations worldwide. He has more than 30 years of financial and administrative expertise in the computing and related industries. Mr. Moore joined Cognos in 1986, as Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer responsible for all financial operations and facilities. In 1988, administration, logistics, MIS and human resources were added to his responsibilities. In 1989, he was promoted to Senior Vice-President, Finance and Administration and also became responsible for legal affairs and government relations.



Uri Goldberg

Trustee

 


Uri Goldberg holds a B. Eng in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University. Mr. Goldberg has been in the construction industry since 1963. President of Airgo Mechanical for 30 years, he was a founding shareholder of OFI and has served as director of OFI since its inception. Mr. Goldberg is currently President of Urigold Holdings Ltd., a real estate holding and operating company.




 
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