Gerard Ferguson

President & CEO, Founder, Portfolio Manager

Gerard Ferguson founded Jemekk Capital Management (2017) Inc. in 2016. Previously he founded and ran Jemekk Capital, a previous registrant, in 2004. He currently serves as CEO and President of Jemekk Capital Management as well as Portfolio Manager of the Jemekk Long/Short Fund (2004) and Jemekk Total Return Fund (2008) since their inception and the Jemekk Hedge Fund. Gerard began his investment career at AGF Management (1993-2004) as an investment analyst eventually managing multiple mutual funds with a focus on Canadian Equity and Balanced Funds beginning in 1996. He has also spent time at Front Street Capital (2014-2016) in multiple roles in addition to his portfolio management responsibilities. Gerard obtained his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1996 and is a member of the CFA Society of Toronto and the CFA Society.

Rick Ummat

Co-CIO & Portfolio Manager

Rick Ummat serves as Co-Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager for all Jemekk funds. He began his career in Private Wealth Management at CIBC Wood Gundy in 2003 before joining Gerard in 2008, and the two continued their collaboration at Front Street Capital from 2014 to 2016.

Rick holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Brock University and an MBA in Strategic Business Valuation from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of CFA Society Toronto.

In addition to his investment responsibilities, Rick serves on McMaster University’s Investment Council and mentors Finance and MBA students.

Michael Lam

Chief Compliance Officer

Michael Lam joined Jemekk in 2019 as the Chief Compliance Officer to the Jemekk funds. He previously spent eight years as an Analyst at Polar Asset Management Partners as part of the Polar Long/Short Hedge fund team. Prior to that Michael had 15 years of senior role experience in the capital markets business with various roles in research, compliance supervision, sales, and investment banking at firms that included Blackmont, MGI Securities, Research Capital, and RBC Capital Markets. Michael began his career as a research associate at McNeil Mantha. Michael has a BA Economics from the University of Waterloo and is a member of the CFA Society Toronto.

Scott MacNicol

Senior Advisor

Scott MacNicol joined Jemekk Capital in 2017 as a Senior Advisor post his retirement as Managing Director responsible for Equity Trading at TD Securities. In addition to his role as co-Head Trader, he also led their Hedge Fund Trading Group. Prior to this Scott was a Founding Partner and Managing Director of Equity Trading for Newcrest Capital, an employee owned, leading independent investment dealer that was acquired by TD Bank in 2000. Scott began his career at Gordon Capital in 1987 eventually attaining the position of Vice-President and Director before leaving to start Newcrest Capital in 1995. He is also a Founding Member of the Yellow Bus Foundation and earned a Bachelor of Business Management from Ryerson University.