Blake Goldring

Date of Birth: 13th of September, 1958

Home Country: Canada

AIESEC RECORDS
:: Local Committee Executive Board 1977-1979
:: National Vice President Marketing 1979-1980
:: Traineeship in Japan, 1980
:: Member of Honorary Council, AIESEC Canada

ACHIEVEMENTS
Blake Goldring is President and Chief Executive Officer of AGF Management Ltd., one of Canada’s leading wealth management companies. He has led AGF to six years of record growth through acquisitions and global expansion. Under his leadership, AGF’s total assets under management have grown from $12 billion in 1997 to about $27 billion and revenues have more than doubled, to over $650 million in fiscal 2002.

Mr. Goldring joined AGF in 1987 with responsibility for the company’s Japanese and Asian portfolios and helped establish AGF International Advisors Company Ltd. in Dublin, Ireland. He later assumed responsibility as Vice-President, Eastern Canada and in 1993 was named Senior Vice-President, Sales and Marketing.

In 2001, Blake Goldring ranked seventh in the National Post’s Best Performing CEOs, and was named one of the top ten CEOs in Canada in Canadian Business Magazine for strong leadership and returning excellent value to shareholders.

Under Blake Goldring’s leadership, AGF is committed to a program of corporate giving and sponsorship that is active on the fronts of environmental activities in support of the Sumatran tiger and direct community and employee involvement.
Additionally, AGF supports a broad variety of local and national initiatives.

Mr. Goldring is a Director of The Empire Club of Canada, The National Club, The Canadian Film Centre, the World Wildlife Fund of Canada and the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC).

He is a board member of The Bishop’s Company, headed by the Archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, which raises funds for community programs.

As well, Mr. Goldring holds the position of Chair, Board of Trustees, INSEAD Alumni Fund, Fontainebleau, France.

Mr. Goldring studied economics at the University of Toronto and has a Masters of Business Administration Degree (MBA) from INSEAD (European Institute of Business Administration, Fontainebleau, France). He is a Fellow of The Institute of Canadian Bankers and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.