Stanley G. Archdekin
President & CEO

Stanley Archdekin has over 35 years of experience in both the investment dealer and investment management sectors. He acted as a consultant to a AAA European bank/investment manager in 1994 and 1995. Between 1988 and 1994, Mr. Archdekin was President of CT Investment Counsel Inc., a subsidiary of Canada Trust and was directly responsible for managing $4 billion of Canadian bonds. Prior to CT Investment Counsel Inc., Mr. Archdekin was Executive Vice President of Capital Markets for Merrill Lynch Canada. He held the positions of Governor of the Montreal Stock Exchange, Director of the Toronto Futures Exchange, and Director of the Ontario Share and Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mr. Archdekin holds a BA and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.

Karen A. Hickling
Vice President

Karen Hickling has 20 years of experience in the financial industry. Ms. Hickling joined Centerfire Capital Management Inc. when it was founded in 1996 and is currently an officer of Centerfire Capital Management Inc. Prior to joining Centerfire, Ms. Hickling was employed by Mulvihill Capital Management Inc. (formerly CT Investment Counsel Inc.) from 1985 – 1996 in which she held positions as portfolio assistant as well as positions in a marketing and administrative capacity.