Board Archives - JC Clark

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.

Martin Braun is Senior Investment Strategist and Founder/Portfolio Manager of the JC Clark Opportunity Fund. Martin began his career in 1981 at Richardson Greenshields, where he covered the Canadian financial services and real estate sectors. In 1988 Martin joined Gluskin Sheff + Associates, and during his 10 years there as Portfolio Manager & Partner was responsible for the analysis and management of Canadian and US equity portfolios. In 1999 Martin co-founded Strategic Advisors Corp and, over the next seven years as President and Portfolio Manager, launched the Adaly Opportunity Fund (now rebranded the JC Clark Opportunity Fund). In 2006, Martin established Adaly Investment Management Corp (“AIMC”) to assume management of the Adaly Opportunity Fund. In 2012 he sold AIMC’s management contract to JC Clark, and joined its investment team.

Martin founded and is the President of Rand Kildare, a charitable foundation that over the past ten years has supported dozens of charities with a broad mandate to assist children and their families facing a variety of hardships. He is also a Director of HorizonOne Royalty Corp., and a member of the Bayview Golf & Country Club. In his spare time, Martin is an avid reader, world traveler, competitive bridge player, and the proud grandfather of Molly, Ryan, and Joey.

Alex Davidson is a Director of JC Clark Ltd. and formerly the Portfolio Manager of the JC Clark Canadian Value Fund. Alex received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Windsor in 1966 and an MBA from McMaster University in 1967. Prior to joining JC Clark, Alex spent more than thirty years involved with the startup, ownership, and management of several businesses involved in the manufacturing and resource sectors. Alex currently serves as a Chancellor for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation as well as a director of JDRF’s affiliated Canadian Clinical Trials Network.

Rick is a former senior partner of Norton Rose Fulbright where he handled capital market transactions and mergers and acquisitions for private and publicly traded corporations, provided ongoing corporate and securities law advice to issuers and financial intermediaries, advised boards of directors and special board committees, and mediated shareholder disputes.

Rick has a LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School (1975) and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. He is recognized in Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2012-2013 as one of the most frequently recommended in the area of Corporate Mid-Market.