Management & Operations

Don Campbell has been a member of the board of Pender since 2009. He provides ongoing regulatory advice to Pender and is also the Secretary of the Independent Review Committee. From 2002 to 2003 Don was the National Director of Compliance for IQON Financial Inc., a 400 advisor mutual fund dealer based in Winnipeg. He […]

Melanie Moore joined Pender in June 2006 and is now the Vice President of Marketing. Before joining Pender she was the Corporate Marketing Manager for TIR Systems, an LED lighting company subsequently bought by Philips Electronics. In 2003 Melanie moved to Vancouver from England where she worked for British Telecom for five years, undertaking various […]

Kelly Edmison is Chairman of Pender, which he founded in 2003. Prior to founding Pender, Kelly practiced law for over 20 years, with much of his time focused on representing BC-based technology companies. For the last 30 years he has been a director and officer of a number of successful companies in a variety of […]

Lynn has been a Venture Partner since 2018 and joined Pender in April 2022 as Chief People Officer. Lynn has over 25 years’ experience in human resources management across private, public, and private equity held organizations working with leadership teams to ensure organizational and talent strategies align to deliver company’s objectives. As the head of […]

Amanda is Pender’s Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations. She joined Pender in 2018 as Director of Finance and took on the role of Chief Compliance Officer in 2023. Amanda has over 20 years of international accounting experience in the financial services industry. She started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Assurance Practice. Amanda […]

Geoff joined Pender in May 2021 and is the Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, with responsibility for ensuring alignment between Pender’s investment and sales teams with a focus on the needs of our clients. He began his investing career in 2007 and undertook investment manager due diligence for an international financial services group. […]