Investment Industry Icon Merri Jones to Join Leith Wheeler Advisory Board

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd is pleased to announce that Merri Jones has joined the firm's Advisory Board.

Ms. Jones brings significant experience to Leith Wheeler with over 40 years in the Canadian investment industry, holding presidential and executive roles at numerous high-profile companies including GBC Asset Management, AGF Private Wealth Management, TAL Private Management, CIBC Trust Company, and First Interstate Bancorp ? where she was Canada's first female to lead a Schedule II bank.

"We are excited to work with Merri given her reputation for integrity, collaboration, and insight," said Jim Gilliland, Leith Wheeler President and Chief Executive Officer. "With extensive experience leading wealth management firms in Canada, and her deep knowledge of the Ontario and Quebec markets in particular, we see a great fit for supporting our business in those regions."

Most recently, Ms. Jones served as Executive Vice President of Private Wealth for Fiera Capital and currently sits on the advisory board and board of directors for Data Group and Sentry Investments Inc, respectively. She is a past director of Magna Vista Investment Management, PJ Doherty Associates, Canso Investment Counsel IRC, Cypress Capital Management, TAL Private Management, TAL Global Asset Management, Jones Brown Insurance, and the Canadian Investment Counseling Association.

"I have long admired Leith Wheeler as a firm that focuses on what matters," said Ms. Jones. "Putting their clients' interests first, maintaining investment discipline, and protecting the independence that enables these values. I'm really looking forward to working with them."

For more information, please contact:

Mike Wallberg, CFA
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
604 677 0195 | [email protected]  | www.leithwheeler.com 

About Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd

Founded in 1982, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd is one of Canada's largest independent money managers with approximately $20 billion under management for institutional, high net worth, direct, and third party-advised (F-series) clients. One hundred percent privately owned by its employees, the partnership has offices in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto servicing clients across Canada. Our tag line Quiet Money® refers to the studied, careful way we take care of our clients' capital.