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CENTRAL CANADA
Darnel Miller
Head of Sales, Central Canada
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Darnel Miller leads sales strategy and client coverage across Central Canada. Darnel was formerly the head of ETF Capital Markets for Vanguard across Canada and Latin America. He joined Vanguard in 2021 after co-launching an ETF business for a major North American asset manager. A graduate of Western University and Ivey Business School, Darnel lives in Oakville with his wife and two daughters.
ONTARIO
Toronto East, North York, Scarborough, East York, Richmond Hill & Markham
Raffi Hossain
Regional Director
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Raffi Hossain is a Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Vaughan, Richmond Hill & Markham. He was previously a Senior Business Development Manager at Vanguard serving Quebec and eastern Canada. Before joining Vanguard, he held escalating positions at NEI Investments where he was most recently a hybrid inside sales wholesaler.
He holds the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designation from the Canadian Securities Institute and attended York University majoring in Economics and French.
Ryan Robinson
Senior Business Development Manager
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Ryan Robinson is a Senior Business Development Manager for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving Toronto and the GTA. Prior to joining Vanguard in 2022, he held an Associate role at RBC Dominion Securities providing clients with a comprehensive approach to client service and management, helping them reach their investment goals and objectives.
He earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management. He’s working towards completing the CFA, having successfully passed the level 1 exam.
Toronto West, Mississauga, Etobicoke, and Brampton
Brandon Ash
Regional Director
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Brandon Ash is a Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. serving Toronto and Etobicoke. Before joining Vanguard, Brandon was a VP of Institutional Sales managing institutional relationships in Canada, the US and the UK. Prior to that, he worked as a District Vice-President for Fidelity Investments. He has over 13 years of combined experience in the financial services industry.
He has a Bachelor of Science from Queen’s University, and is a CFA® charterholder.
Stephanie Petsis
Senior Business Development Manager
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Stephanie Petsis is a Senior Business Development Manager for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving Toronto and Etobicoke. Before joining Vanguard, she was a Business Development Manager at First Trust Portfolios Canada, covering territories across Canada, managing head office relationships on the Institutional National Accounts Team, and the Co-Head of the Marketing and Sales Training Team. Prior to that, she was an Associate at Raymond James Ltd., and a Banking Advisor at Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, Ontario.
She also received a full division 1 tennis scholarship and earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics from the University of North Dakota.
Southwestern Ontario and Waterloo
Boris Vujic
Regional Director
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Boris Vujic is a Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving the Ontario Southwestern Region.
Most recently, he was a member of the key accounts/ institutional group that looked after the head office relationships, and their various divisions. Boris began his career at Vanguard as a business development manager serving British Columbia & Ontario. He has more than 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. Before joining Vanguard, he worked at TD Waterhouse as an investment advisor and financial planner. He also worked as an investment advisor at RBC Dominion Securities and as an associate investment advisor at Midland Walwyn, Merrill Lynch and CIBC Wood Gundy.
He graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and holds Canadian Securities Institute and Professional Financial Planning designations.
Jonathan Burneo Rodrigues
Senior Business Development Manager
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Jonathan Burneo Rodrigues is a Senior Business Development Manager for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving the Ontario Southwestern Region.
He has worked in the financial services industry since 2015, where he began his career as a cold caller at BMO Nesbitt Burns. He then moved to Horizons ETFs (now Global X) where he started as a Client Service Representative, and later moved to a Business Development Manager, a role that he held for five years. Most recently, he served as an Investment Advisor with Mandeville Private Client, and he holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from George Brown College.
Northern Ontario, London, and Windsor
Ben Pigott
Regional Director
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Ben Pigott is a Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving advisors in North & Eastern Ontario (excluding Ottawa), Atlantic Canada. He was previously a Senior Business Development Manager at Vanguard serving the greater Toronto area. Before Joining Vanguard in 2018, he was an internal wholesaler at First Asset Exchange Traded Funds in Toronto. Before that, he held roles as a business development manager at NEI Investments in Toronto and as a licensed investment representative at TD Waterhouse in Markham, Ontario.
He earned a degree in business marketing from Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. He was a registered investment representative in the United States, having passed both the Series 7 and 63 exams administered by the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Additionally, he holds the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designation from the Canadian Securities Institute.
Atanu Bhowmic
Senior Business Development Associate
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Atanu Bhowmic has over a decade of experience in the mutual funds industry and currently works as a Senior Business Development Associate at Vanguard. Previously, he was a Sales Support Specialist at CI Investments.
He holds a BA from the University of Western Ontario, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Economics, and has completed key industry certifications and courses including the Canadian Securities Course, Conduct and Practices Handbook, and the Derivatives Fundamentals and Options Licensing course.
Ottawa Region and Durham East
Henry Kwan
Regional Director
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Henry Kwan is a Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving MFDA and AMF advisors in Ontario and Quebec. He was previously a Senior Business Development Manager at Vanguard serving the Quebec region. Prior to Vanguard, he spent 2 years at CI First Asset as a regional sales representative and was a branch manager at TD Canada Trust in Toronto and Montreal.
He earned a BA in economics from Concordia University and is fluent in English and French.
EASTERN CANADA
El Velasco
Head of Sales, Eastern Canada
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El Velasco is Head of Sales, Eastern Canada, serving advisory clients across Canada.
He started his career in the financial industry in 1997. Before joining Vanguard, he spent over 13 years managing private clients and portfolios at RBC Royal Bank. This included more than 8 years as an investment advisor and associate investment advisor at RBC Dominion Securities, where he was options- and insurance-licensed.
He is a practising Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute, a Financial Management Advisor designee and a candidate for the Chartered Investment Manager designation. He graduated from George Brown College in Toronto.
QUEBEC
Montreal and Atlantic Canada
Tyler Ness
Regional Director
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Tyler Ness is a Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. serving Montreal and Atlantic Canada. Prior to joining Vanguard, Tyler worked for 8 years at Fidelity Investments as a District Vice President covering parts of Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Following that, he also worked at Dynamic Funds where he assisted financial advisors in portfolio construction and practice management.
He spent 2 years at McGill University studying biochemistry and then graduated from Concordia University in finance. He is also a CFA charterholder.
Jonathan Bureau
Senior Business Development Manager
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Jonathan Bureau is a Senior Business Development Manager for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., servicing Montreal, Laval and East of Quebec. Before joining Vanguard, he worked at TD Asset Management as a Business Development Manager. He’s held roles as an Account Manager for corporate lending at National Bank and a Mortgage Officer at CIBC.
He earned a BA in economics and master’s degree in finance from Université du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM) and an MBA from Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris 2014).
Greater Montreal
David Hsu
Regional Director
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David Hsu is a Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., servicing Montreal, South Shore, West of Quebec and Ottawa. Before joining Vanguard, he worked at Centurion Asset Management as Director of Investment Sales, where he spearheaded both capital raising and Investor Relations efforts in Quebec. Prior to that, he dedicated 12 years to BMO Global Asset Management, where he advanced through several roles, including Business Development Manager, SMA-model Specialist, and ultimately Director of intermediary Sales, fostering valuable partnerships with investment advisors and driving client growth.
He holds the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designation from the Canadian Securities Institute and attended John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, majoring in Finance.
Admir Lelic
Business Development Manager
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Admir is a Business Development Manager for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., servicing Montreal, the South Shore, Western Quebec, and Ottawa. Before joining Vanguard, he worked at one of Canada’s leading banks for over 6 years, holding various roles in retail banking across Quebec and later in wealth management in downtown Montreal. Admir speaks fluent French and English.
He studied Business Administration at Université Laval and is currently pursuing the CIM® designation from the Canadian Securities Institute.
WESTERN CANADA
Parm Dhaliwal
Head of Sales, Western Canada
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Parm Dhaliwal is a Senior Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving British Columbia. Before joining Vanguard, he held increasingly senior positions in the investment industry. Most recently he was a regional vice president at Claymore Investments for Western Canada. Before that, He worked on the sales team at Fidelity Investments and was supervisor of trading operations at CIBC World Markets. He has over 28 years of experience in the financial services industry.
He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, and is a CFA® charterholder.
British Columbia
Parm Dhaliwal
Senior Regional Director
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Parm Dhaliwal is a Senior Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving British Columbia. Before joining Vanguard, he held increasingly senior positions in the investment industry. Most recently he was a regional vice president at Claymore Investments for Western Canada. Before that, He worked on the sales team at Fidelity Investments and was supervisor of trading operations at CIBC World Markets. He has over 28 years of experience in the financial services industry.
He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, and is a CFA® charterholder.
Kristina Klipina
Business Development Manager
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Kristina Klipina is a Business Development Manager with Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving advisors in British Columbia. She brings more than five years of financial industry experience to the role. Prior to joining Vanguard, Kristina was a team lead supervisor at Scotiabank in the branch and alternate delivery channels, where she managed investigator teams handling inbound escalations and supported new product implementations and system enhancements. Earlier in her career at Scotiabank, she held client-facing and outreach roles in customer relations, customer service, and collections. Kristina holds an Honours BA (Bilingual) in Multidisciplinary Environmental and Health Studies, with a minor in Sociology, from Glendon College, York University.
Prairies
Aaron Olson
Regional Director
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Aaron Olson is a Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving the prairie provinces of western Canada. He has spent the last decade covering both institutional and retail focused investment management clients in a number of different capacities. Before joining Vanguard in 2016, he was an index sales specialist at MSCI where he was responsible for institutional business development. Prior to that, he worked at BCA Research in the area of global macro investment research. During that time, he had the responsibility of communicating multi-asset class investment recommendations to institutional clients across the Midwest region of the U.S.
He earned a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and holds the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designation from the Canadian Securities Institute.
Katerina Striftobolas
Senior Business Development Manager
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Katerina Striftobolas is a senior business development manager for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving the pairie provinces of Western Canada. Before joining Vanguard in 2019, she was a Compliance Governance Analyst at TD Securities and Investment Consultant at TD Dominion Bank.
She earned a Bachelor degree in Political Science from the University of Toronto. Additionally, she has completed the Canadian Securities Course from the Canadian Securities Institute.
Western Canada - Regional Cities
Will O'Connell
Regional Director
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Will O'Connell is a Regional Director for Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., serving MFDA advisors across western Canada and IIROC advisors in the interior and northern British Columbia. He was previously a Senior Business Development Manager at Vanguard serving the BC region. Before joining Vanguard in 2015, he held roles consulting with start-ups at Ryerson University's on-campus incubator and in account management and underwriting in the commercial insurance industry.
He earned a BA in history from Wilfrid Laurier University and an MBA from Ryerson University. He is currently enrolled in the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) program.
DeAngelo Rose
Senior Business Development Associate
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DeAngelo Rose is a Senior Business Development Associate at Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. serving Western Canada. In this role, DeAngelo partners with advisors to deliver insights and solutions that drive client success.
Previously, DeAngelo worked as a Mutual Funds Representative at RBC, where they equipped clients with practical knowledge in everyday investing, specializing in Mutual Funds and ETFs. Prior to that, DeAngelo served as a Corporate Access Specialist at Scotiabank Capital Markets, facilitating strategic connections between institutional investors and corporate executives.
DeAngelo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto, completing a double major in Public Policy and Political Science. Currently, DeAngelo is pursuing the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation, having successfully completed the Canadian Securities Course (CSC).
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