Charles Sims is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cumberland Private Wealth Management Inc. (“CPWM” ), and a director of Cumberland Investment Counsel Inc. (“CIC”) (collectively “Cumberland”). Since joining Cumberland in 2015, Mr. Sims is responsible for Cumberland’s overall business operations and strategic direction, and has been involved in the investment industry since 1989, working in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.

Prior to Cumberland, Mr. Sims was with the Templeton organization in Canada, then Franklin Templeton in California, and more recently with IGM Financial Inc., as Co-President and CEO. He also served as Chairman, President and CEO of Mackenzie Investments. He is a founder and chairman of The V-42 Foundation and is a director of the CAA Club Group of Companies. He is a past director of the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation and a past member of the board of governors of Upper Canada College and a past director and chairman of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada, a former member of the Leadership Council for the Toronto Financial Services Alliance and is a past director and chairman of FundSERV Canada.

Today, Charlie Sims is a shareholder of Harbourfront Wealth Holdings Inc., parent company of Harbourfront Wealth Group and Cumberland.