Sales Team

Fraser Trottier is a District Vice President in Ontario and Atlantic Canada. Fraser joined Pender in May 2026. He has 10 years of private wealth sales experience at both a major Canadian bank and global alternative asset manager, working with financial advisors, independent wealth firms, and multi-family offices. He also has experience working for a […]

Tabitha Knodel is a Business Development Associate supporting the Pender Retail Sales team. Tabitha joined Pender in May 2026. She graduated from Trinity Western University with a Bachelor of Business Administration focused on Accounting and Finance. During her time at university, she held key roles as Director of Events and VP of Finance with the […]

Cameron Poynton joined Pender in April 2026 as a Business Development Associate. Prior to Pender, Cam was a Junior Accountant at a small-cap private equity firm based in Vancouver.   Cameron earned an Athletic-Academic scholarship to attend York University where he played on the Men’s Soccer Team and later graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce.   Cameron is an avid […]

Amy Smith joined Pender in September 2025 as a Bilingual Business Development Associate. Prior to joining Pender, Amy held numerous roles with the Government of Canada, most recently as a Business Analyst. Amy attended the University of Western Ontario where she completed a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies with a Major in French Studies. […]

Vivian joined Pender in November 2024 and is a Business Development Manager, Southwestern Ontario and Vancouver Island. She earned a Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Business Technology Management and minor in Business Analytics from UBC Sauder School of Business. Prior to joining Pender, Vivian held co-op work terms as a Program Assistant at […]

Maydeline joined Pender in June 2024 as a Business Development Manager for retail sales in Ontario. She has previously completed co-op terms at a multinational professional services organisation, a large Canadian investment management firm and public health authorities in British Columbia. Maydeline is a UBC International Student Scholar where she majored in Finance (Honours) and […]

Haydn joined Pender in June 2024 as a Business Development Manager.  Before joining Pender, he held client-facing roles at a leading Vancouver credit union and a Canadian national bank, where he worked as an Investment Specialist.  Haydn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Simon Fraser University and earned his Chartered Financial Analyst […]

Tyler Lam joined Pender in April 2025 as our Business Development Manager for Northern Alberta and Manitoba. Prior to joining Pender, Tyler held sales, analyst and intern positions at several prestigious Canadian investment management firms. Tyler attended the Ivey Business School at Western University where he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with […]

Matthew is a graduate of UBC Sauder School of Business, with a B.Com Combined Major in Business and Computer Science Program (Machine Learning). He is currently studying for the Level One CFA Exam and is enrolled in the Diploma in Accounting program at UBC Sauder. His prior industry experience includes Client Advisor at the Royal […]