Équipe de placement

Parul Garg is Pender’s stressed and distressed credit investing specialist. Since joining the Pender Corporate Bond Fund portfolio management team in 2015, Parul has quarterbacked numerous successful workouts with stressed and distressed investments. With a track record of value creation in these credits, Pender has launched the Pender Credit Opportunities Fund for accredited investors, managed […]

Stephen joined Pender in October 2024 as an Associate Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Pender, Stephen worked in private investments. He has also worked at a large Canadian asset manager as a high yield credit analyst. Stephen graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University. He […]

Aman Budhwar is a Portfolio Manager in the Pender Equity Investment Team. He joined Pender in February 2022.  Aman is passionate about capital markets and has over 25 years of experience in the field of equity research, analysis and stock-picking. Prior to joining Pender, Aman held Senior Equity Analyst positions at leading Canadian fund and […]

Emily Wheeler joined Pender in October 2019 and is a Portfolio Manager working on the Pender Corporate Bond Fund and the Pender Bond Universe Fund. Prior to joining Pender, Emily worked for a Vancouver based investment management firm that ran mandates including value, fixed income, growth and several alternative strategies. She began her career there in 2004 […]

Amar Pandya is the Portfolio Manager of the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund, Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund and the Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund. He joined the company in October 2017. Amar began his investment career in 2011 in the Portfolio Management Training Program at a large global financial services company. He moved to pursue […]

Felix Narhi is a Senior Equity Analyst, with a dedication to deep research and uncovering new “best ideas” that will benefit Pender’s equity portfolios. Felix has been a Portfolio Manager on a number of Pender’s funds and was Pender’s CIO from April 2016 (as Co-CIO until April 2017) for over eight years during which time […]

Maria Pacella joined Pender in January 2017. She has been investing in emerging growth companies, with a focus on technology businesses since 2001. She spent 11 years with one of Canada’s largest venture capital firms where she invested in multiple early-stage ventures and served on a variety of boards, mostly in the areas of enterprise […]

Justin is the Portfolio Manager of the Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund. He joined Pender in August 2021. Justin most recently worked as a Senior Portfolio Manager at one of Canada’s largest pension fund managers. During his four-year tenure, he was responsible for managing a high-yield focused credit strategy, generating returns for the underlying pension […]

Geoff Castle is the Lead Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income, having managed the Pender Corporate Bond Fund since September 2015.  He also manages the Pender Bond Universe Fund and Pender Credit Opportunities Fund. Geoff’s career as a professional investor spans two decades and includes experience in both public mutual funds and proprietary investment fund management for […]