Team Members Archive

David Feather has 30 years of experience in the investment management industry. He is currently Chairman of Russell Investments Canada Ltd., where he served as President and CEO from 2010 to 2017. Previously he was with Mackenzie Financial Corp. from 1991 to 2010 and was President of Mackenzie Financial Services Inc. from 2002 to 2010. He has also worked in the Economic Strategy Group at Ernst & Young (Woods Gordon), and as a Senior Financial Analyst at Bank of Montreal (Corporate and Government Banking).

David is Chairman of The Peter Cundill Foundation, a Bermuda-based purpose trust with a mission to improve the wellbeing of young people, primarily through social investment in education, sport and mental health. In managing its investment portfolio, the organization has maintained the value-based investment principles of it’s benefactor. David is involved in several other not-for-profit organizations, including being a member of the Board of Governors of McMaster University. He graduated from McMaster with a B.A. Economics in 1985, and an MBA in 1989. He has previously been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 and was the 2007 recipient of the Wayne Fox Distinguished Alumni Award for DeGroote School of Business.

James Eaton is the President of Weatons Holdings, a Canadian private holding company. James has been active in the founding, growth and divestiture stages of the Weatons portfolio companies across a wide variety of industries. His responsibilities at Weatons include overseeing numerous private investments and a portfolio of listed securities.

James is currently a partner of JJR Capital, a private merchant bank, and serves on the board of Dream Unlimited Corp. James is a founding director of the True Patriot Love Foundation, chaired the Invictus Games Toronto 2017, and is a trustee of the John David and Signy Eaton Foundation.

James holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

In 2012, James was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal honouring significant contributions and achievements by Canadians.

Sarah Noble joined the Firm in 2010 and is an integral part of the firm’s client service team. Immediately prior to joining JC Clark Ltd., Sarah worked for the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario and started her career in client services within the Financial Services sector. Sarah received an Honours BA from the University of Toronto (2004) and a Master of Public Administration from the City University of New York (2008).

Ian Gunnell joined the firm in 2018 as Chief Financial Officer. Ian is responsible for the firm’s accounting, treasury, regulatory reporting functions and implementation and monitoring of the firms internal controls. Ian is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified Management Accountant (2014) and received his Honours BA from the University of Western Ontario (2005). Prior to joining JC Clark Ltd., Ian spent over 10 years in various positions within the securities and financial services industry, including 3 years serving as Chief Financial Officer of Perimeter Markets Inc., an IIROC Dealer member firm.