Who We Are: CFA Winnipeg Inc.

About CFA Institute

CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The organization is a champion of ethical behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. Our aim is to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economics grow. Our network of more than 160 societies helps carry out our global mission in local markets.

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CFA Winnipeg Inc. operating as CFA Society Winnipeg

CFA Society Winnipeg has served the Winnipeg investment community since 1952 by promoting ethical and professional standards within the investment industry. Our society is an active participant and innovator within CFA Societies Canada.

CFA Society Winnipeg provides our 300 plus members with professional development and educational learning opportunities, job placement services and membership networking events. 

Our Mission

Lead the local finance profession by promoting professional excellence and ethics for the benefit of current and prospective members.

The Winnipeg Society of Financial Analysts Inc. was founded in 1952, and incorporated in the Province of Manitoba on September 18, 1984, under the name CFA Winnipeg, Inc. in 2014 the MB Companies name notation approved to operate under the re-branded name CFA Society Winnipeg.

The following are recorded names of Past Presidents and the year of his or her presidency.

Past Presidents

C. Norman Halford                            
1964-1965
Hubert A. Gray
1965-1966
Robert J. McConkey
1966-1967
Ray A. Crosby, CFA
1967-1968
Gary N. Coopland, CFA
1968-1969
Hugh J. Benham, CFA       
1969-1970
Quinn C. W. Bamford
1970-1971
John P. Embry
1971-1972
Edward J. Ransby, CFA
1972-1973
H. Jocelyn Samson, CFA
1973-1974
Arni C. Thorsteinson, CFA
1974-1975
William R. McCance, CFA
1975-1976
David A. McCaslin, CFA
1976-1977
Robert G. Puchniak, CFA
1977-1978
Kenneth F. Bancroft, CFA
1978-1979
John B. Cheyne
1979-1980
Paul R. Brockington, CFA
1980-1981
William P. Vieira, CFA
1981-1982
M. Cynthia Rose-Martel, CFA
1982-1983
Robert J. Hastings, CFA
1983-1984
Timothy E. Burt, CFA
1984-1985
A. Scott Penman, CFA
1985-1986
Elizabeth A. Marr, CFA
1986-1987
Douglas P. Penner, CFA
1987-1988
Douglas M. Fyfe, CFA
1988-1989
Peter G. Josephson, CFA
1989-1990
Robert G. Darling
1990-1992
Patricia S. Nesbitt, CFA
1992-1994
Rick Abbott, CFA
1994-1996
Virginia Mak, CFA
1996-1998
Valerie G. Wowryk, CFA
1998-2000
Elizabeth A. Marr, CFA
2000-2002
Alan A.E. Fustey, CFA
2002-2004
Ian Kalinowsky, CFA
2004-2005
Maury K. Donen, CFA
2005-2007
Richard A. Iwuc, CFA
2007-2009
Dalbir Bains, CFA
2009-2011
Glenn Bunston, CFA
2011-2013
Graeme Hay, CFA
2013-2015
Shaila Ekramoddoullah, CFA​​​
2015-​2017
​Joe Brekelmans, CFA
​2017-2019
Nicholas Rawluk, CFA​
​2019-2021