Sales

Ian Collins joined Pender in May 2011 and is a Senior District Vice President. He has worked in progressively more senior sales roles over more than 30 years in the financial services industry. He began his career at a leading international mutual fund company, where he opened up the Western Canadian sales office. He then […]

Lucy Nair joined Pender in May 2012 and is now the Manager, Inside Sales. She joined Pender as an Administrative Assistant and has worked in different roles throughout the company with the Investment and Marketing teams, and served as the corporate secretary of the publicly traded, Pender Growth Fund until 2020. Lucy joined the retail […]

Derek Trudel joined Pender in April 2025 as our Vice President, National Accounts, responsible for building our Pender’s brand with investment dealer firms in Canada. During his career, Derek has held positions at both asset management and financial advisory firms in the areas of Business Development and Investment Product. Derek earned a Bachelor of Business […]

Ben Myers joined Pender in September 2014 and is now Regional Vice President of retail sales for Central and Eastern Canada. He has worked in the financial services industry since leaving school and has had various roles during eight years working at a leading Canadian asset management firm. Ben has a Bachelor of Arts and […]

Sara is responsible for managing retail sales across British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Calgary. In addition to her wholesaling duties, she leads Pender’s retail sales efforts for Western Canada. Sara began her career in the financial services industry while attending university, where she discovered a strong passion for investing and client service. Before joining Pender, she […]

Dion Steyn joined Pender as Vice-President of National Retail Sales in November 2024. Dion has been in the industry for over 35 years spanning two continents with leadership roles in both South Africa and Canada. He brings a wealth of sales and leadership experience in the retail advisor channel to Pender. Most recently, Dion led […]

Sarah joined Pender in April 2013 and currently manages a team focusing on the development of new and existing institutional and family office relationships. Prior to joining Pender, Sarah spent twelve years in business development with a large tier one national asset manager working primarily with wealth advisors.  She began her career at one of […]