W. John Bennett

W. John Bennett is Chairman of the Board of Benvest New Look Income Fund, president of the executive committee of New Look Eyewear Inc, and founder of Benvest Capital Inc.(“Benvest”). He previously was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Benvest and was a director of Benvest since 1991. Since May 1, 2005, his principal occupation has been as Chairman of the Board and Chief executive Officer of Benvest Holdings Limited, an investment holding company. He is an experienced merchant banker and private investor. Mr. Bennett had a long and distinguished career as an executive and investment banker at Scotia McLeod Inc. (now Scotia Capital Inc.). Prior to his retirement in 1989, he was Executive Vice President and member of the Executive Committee of Scotia McLeod Inc.

 

From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Bennett was President and Chief Executive Officer of a financial holding company owned by a major Canadian conglomerate. He is and has been a director of many Canadian public and private companies. Mr. Bennett also serves as trustee of several Canadian charitable and educational foundations. He has an Honour B.A. (1967) from the University of Toronto, an L.L.B. (1970) from the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.