Adrian Dolgan joined Empire Life Investments Inc. in 2025 and is responsible for ensuring the firm’s investment strategies are effectively represented in the marketplace.

Adrian is an experienced investment professional with over a decade of progressive experience in private equity, investment management, and capital allocation. His expertise spans strategic insight and hands-on execution.

Prior to Empire Life Investments Inc., Adrian spent nearly six years at a property management company, culminating as Director, Portfolio Allocation & Investments Management. In this role, he was a key driver of portfolio optimization, overseeing $8 billion in Real Estate transactions and managing a $20 billion portfolio allocation. He was instrumental in implementing quantitative initiatives that significantly enhanced portfolio performance and risk management.

Earlier in his career, Adrian held various financial planning and analysis (FP&A) roles, where he focused on corporate finance initiatives to drive strategy, performance, and long-term value creation.

Adrian holds an MBA in Finance from Université Laval and a BAA in Finance from HEC Montréal. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Jennifer provides tax leadership in support of Empire Life Investments Inc.'s business.

Jennifer joined Empire Life in 2015 and was promoted to Vice-President in 2023. Her experience includes planning, review and analysis of tax provisions under International Financial Reporting Standards and related Canadian tax compliance matters, special transactions including mergers and acquisitions and tax planning opportunities. Jennifer’s professional experience also includes senior management positions in public accounting where she specialized in Canadian corporate tax.

Jennifer has a Bachelor of Accounting (Honours), Co-op degree from Brock University. She also holds Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Accountant (CA) designations.

Jennifer volunteers on the Board of Directors for the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation and participates in a number of their committees.

Robert provides operations, accounting and financial management leadership in support of Empire Life Investments Inc.'s business.

Before joining Empire Life, Robert worked as Controller, Manulife Asset Management Private Markets at Manulife Financial. His professional experience also includes various management positions at Manulife Financial and PricewaterhouseCoopers where he specialized in international accounting requirements including accounting under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the financial management of various subsidiaries, investment finance and audit and assurance services.

Robert has a Bachelor of Commerce from Ryerson University. Robert also holds Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Accountant (CA) designations.

Doug joined Empire Life Investments Inc. in 2017 as a Portfolio Manager focusing on Canadian equities.

He is a member of the Investment Team providing investment management for segregated funds.

Doug is the lead manager of the Empire Life Dividend Growth GIF¹.

Doug began his career in the industry in 1999 and has held increasingly progressive roles with a leading Canadian investment firm. His experience includes working on two industry award-winning funds² and, most recently, was Vice President and Portfolio Manager for three funds where he researched and analyzed global and Canadian equities.

Doug holds a BA in Economics and Philosophy from Queen’s University and is also a CFA charterholder.

_{1 This is the marketing name of the fund. The fund’s legal name is Dividend Growth Fund. 
2 The fund names were CI Harbour Fund and CI Harbour Growth & Income Fund. There is a segregated fund and mutual fund version of both these funds.}

Dave Paterson is responsible for the management of Empire Life Multi-Strategy GIFs, a suite of segregated funds¹ which provide exposure to exchange traded funds (ETFs) and actively managed investments from third party managers.

Prior to joining Empire Life Investments Inc., Dave was Director, Public Markets Research & Analytics at a registered portfolio management firm where he was responsible for the sourcing, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring of investment products. In addition, he was also a Portfolio Manager, managing portfolios and a fund-of-fund portfolio program for registered third-party dealers.

Since 1994, Dave has specialized in investment fund research and performing ongoing analysis on thousands of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. He produced a monthly “Investment Fund Ranking” report, a quarterly “Mutual Funds Focus List” and an “ETF Focus List” report.

Dave has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Windsor and is a CFA charterholder.

_{1 Policies are issued by The Empire Life Insurance Company.}

Mark Sylvia joined Empire Life as President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2014. He is also Chair of the Board of Directors for Empire Life Investments. Mark has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, many in a leadership role where he has successfully grown companies by focusing on service, simplicity and strategic partnerships.

Prior to joining Empire Life, Mark was President of Clarity Underwriting Managers Inc., an insurance consultancy firm he founded in 2010. From 1999 to 2010, he was CEO of Echelon General Insurance Company, President and CEO of Trent Health Insurance Service Corp. and Canadian Insurance Marketing Inc., all of which were affiliated companies of EGI Financial Holdings Inc. From 1988 until 1999, Mark was President and CEO of Hartford Life Insurance Company of Canada.

Mark is a Fellow, Chartered Insurance Professional (FCIP) of the Insurance Institute of Canada, and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) of the Life Office Management Association Inc., and is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Society for Risk Analysis.

Michael joined Empire Life Investments Inc. in 2024 as a Trader & Back Office Specialist, primarily focusing on executing equity/option trades across Global markets on behalf of the investment team. He also provides support to Portfolio Managers for trading related issues.

Before this, Michael was a Senior Associate in Trade Operations at a Canadian asset management firm, supporting daily trading activities on the equity and bond desk. He executed trades for portfolio FX hedging and rebalancing.

Earlier in his career, Michael held progressive roles in Fund Accounting and Trade Operations at a wealth management firm and a fund services provider. During this time, he was responsible for NAV review, holding reconciliations, and other operation tasks.

Michael is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the Toronto CFA Society.

Lynn Zhong joined Empire Life Investments Inc. in 2025, focusing on fixed income.

Prior to joining Empire Life Investments Inc., Lynn worked as an Investment Analyst intern at a global asset management firm.

Lynn holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Toronto, and is a CFA Level II Candidate.

Folarin joined Empire Life Investments Inc. in 2025 as an Investment Analyst. He provides research for and supports the management of corporate credit and alternative investment portfolios.

Prior to his current role, Folarin worked across infrastructure, private equity & credit at a leading Canadian pension. In those roles, he invested in direct investments and co-investments for both private and public companies. Prior to that, he worked as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at a leading Canadian bank.

Folarin holds a BA in Economics with an Option in Management from Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis School of Business. Folarin is currently pursuing the CFA designation.