Management Team & Board of Directors:

Michael H. Hyman, President, CEO & Chief Investment Officer

Julian C. Smith, EVP, COO & Chief Compliance Officer

Victor Koloshuk, Chairman

Stephen C. Johnson, CFO

David Mather, Director

Advisory Board:

Dr. Keith Bradley - Advisory Board Member

Dr. David Blake - Advisory Board Member

Frank Kusse - Advisory Board Member

David H. Atkins - Advisory Board Member

Giles Crewdson - Advisory Board Member

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Michael H. Hyman ‘cut his teeth’ in the London markets in the 1980’s and 1990’s where he developed expertise in managing global sovereign bonds, producing top-quartile inflation adjusted returns.

Michael started managing global sovereign fixed income portfolios in London for Cigna International Investment Advisors in 1983, and started his own firm GH Asset Management Limited in 1988.  GH Asset Management Limited (1988 to 1998) was consistently ranked as a top global sovereign fixed income investment manager.  Michael's proven long-term track record earned him the PIPER No. 1 global fixed income ranking for the challenging five year period, ending 1997, while managing assets in excess of $3.0 billion. 

Following the sale of his firm to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC in 1998, Michael focused on authoring two books, "The Power of Global Capital" (Thompson, 2004) chronicling his money management days at GH Asset Management Limited, and "New Ways for Managing Global Financial Risks - The Next Generation" (John Wiley, 2005).  During the early years of the next decade, Michael focused his vision on helping solve global economic and financial risks by delivering new financial solutions to ensure assets meet liabilities, and longevity risks.

In late 2005, Michael decided to return to managing global sovereign fixed income portfolios for wealth managers, pension plans, family offices and high-net worth investors, and other institutional investors, which resulted in his founding of RPH Captial.

Julian began his career in the late 1990's at Merrill Lynch Private Client where he partnered to develop a significant managed account business before leaving to head business development at Charles Schwab in Toronto, Canada.

Following his experience at Charles Schwab, he spent over 5 years as Senior Vice President at Raymond James Ltd. as the head of its Asset Management and Product Research Group's.  During his time at Raymond James, Charles Schwab and Merrill Lynch, Julian's responsibilities included branch management, operational management, sales and marketing, compliance and risk management, and managerial/leadership roles.  While at Raymond James, Julian built and led the sales and administration functions of their fee-based, managed account and portfolio management platforms for affluent clients, along with developing and managing their product research platform for mutual funds, hedge funds and ETF's.  In addition, he developed comprehensive training and educational platforms for all of these solutions.

In 2009, Julian left Raymond James to explore building an investment management firm while consulting for a number of broker-dealer (IIROC) and OSC registrant investment management firms helping to develop their business, technology, compliance and risk, and operational platforms.  This resulted in Julian founding RPH Capital.

Chairman and founder of Integrated Asset Management Corp. since 1998.  Co-founder and Chairman of Integrated Partners.  Chairman, BluMont Capital Inc. since 2005.  Principal, Integrated Managed Futures Corp.  Co-founder of Koloshuk Farrugia Corp., 1988.  Initiated and led some of Canada’s largest acquisitions and restructurings.  Former Vice President and Director of ScotiaMcLeod, specializing in corporate finance, mergers, acquisitions and merchant banking, 1975 - 1988.  Five years experience as a security analyst with Wood Gundy.  B. Sc., M.B.A. McGill University, Chartered Financial Analyst.

Chief Financial Officer of Integrated Asset Management Corp. since 1998.  Chairman, Integrated Managed Futures Corp. since 2003 and Senior Vice President, Integrated Partners since 2001.  Chief Financial Officer of BluMont Capital since 2001.  Principal and Director, Integrated Managed Futures Corp.  Previously Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions, Wood Gundy, 2988 - 2989.  Assistant General Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions, CIBC, 2986 - 2988.  Previously with KPMG in London, England and Toronto, 2975 - 1986.  B. Sc. Hons. (Economics) Southampton University, Chartered Accountant, Chartered Business Valuator.

Executive Vice-President of Integrated Asset Management Corp. since 2002 and Vice-President of Integrated Managed Futures Corp. since 2003. Director, River Plate House Capital Management Inc. Associate member of the National Futures Association. Previously Managing Director, SEI Investments, and Managing Director, Fidelity Group Pensions. Senior Vice-President, Elliott and Page, 1990-1997. Vice-President, Crown Life Investment Management, 1983-1990. Prior experience with Royal Trust and Toronto-Dominion Bank. Presently  Governor and Past Chair, Board of Governors, Royal St George's College,Trustee and Treasurer, Royal St. George's Colllege Foundation, Treasurer and Chair, Investment Committee, Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada Foundation, Chair, Investment Committee, Heart + Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Chair, Pension Committee, Heart + Stroke Foundation of Canada. Past Director and Treasurer, Genesis Research Foundation, Past President and Director, Toronto Brigantine Inc.  B.A. (Hons.) University of Waterloo, M.A., University of Waterloo.

DR. KEITH BRADLEY, Ph.D.
Director I Integra Life Sciences
Advisory Board Member | River Plate House Capital Management Inc.

Keith Bradley, Ph.D. has been a director of the Integra Life Sciences, a global medical device company headquartered in New Jersey, since 1992.

Between 1996 and 2003, he was a director of Highway Insurance plc, an insurance company listed on the London Stock Exchange.  He has been a consultant to a number of businesses, governments, and international organizations.  Dr. Bradley was formerly a visiting professor at the Harvard Business School, Wharton and UCLA, a visiting fellow at Harvard’s Centre for Business and Government and a professor of international management and management strategy at the Open University and Cass London Business Schools.  Dr. Bradley has taught at the London School of Economics and was the director of the School’s Business Performance Group for more than six years.

He received B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Essex University.

DR. DAVID BLAKE, Ph.D.
Professor of Pension Economics | Cass Business School
Director | Pensions Institute
Advisory Board Member | River Plate House Capital Management Inc.

Dr. David Blake is a Professor of Pension Economics at Cass Business School, City of London and Chairman of Square Mile Consultants, a training and research consultancy group.  Dr. Blake has been a consultant to many organizations including JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Paribas Capital Markets, McKinsey & Co., James Capel, Schroders UNESCO, Taunton Cider Company, Hill and Knowlton, the Independent Television Companies Association, the Office of Fair Trading, the Office for National Statistics, the National Audit Office, Financial Services Authority, Association of British Insurers, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accounts of England & Wales, the Government Actuary’s Department, the Department of Work & Pensions, HM Treasury, the Bank of England, the World Bank, and the Prime Minister’s Policy Directorate.

In June 1996, Dr. David Blake established the Pensions Institute.  The Pensions Institute undertakes high quality research on all pension-related issues and publishes details of its research activities on the internet - www.pensions-institute.org.

He received his Ph.D., UK Pension Fund Investment Behaviour, in 1986 from the London School of Economics.

FRANK KUSSE, M.A. (Economics)
Managing Director I Boer & Croon
Advisory Board Member I River Plate House Capital Management Inc.

Frank has over 23 years of international experience in senior management positions within the financial industry, in particular asset management.  He has built a strong investment performance track record mainly by forecasting macro-economic developments and trends.

Between 2007 and 2009, Frank was a Member of the Managing Board of Robeco Group NV and Managing Director, Global Business Development responsible for all global sales, marketing, product development and client servicing activities.  From 2004 to 2006, he was Managing Director and Member of the Board of ABN AMRO Asset Management responsible for the global management team and EUR180B of AUM.  Frank has held many roles from 1989 to 2004 at ABN AMRO as CEO of ABN AMRO Asset Management – Asia Pacific; Senior Vice President and Head of Institutional Services & Marketing at ABN AMRO Asset Management; Vice President and Head of Equity Research at ABN AMRO Asset Management; Vice President and Head of Investment Research ABN Investment Research and Macro-economic Research & Marco-global Equity & Fixed Income, ABN Investment Research.

Frank is also a member of the board of the Arabian Opportunities Fund, Bank Audi, a member of the advisory board of Asia Partners Private Equity (a Hong Kong based private equity manager), a member of the board of SOS Children Village in the Netherlands, member of the Global Senate of SOS, and a member of the board of Sophia Stichting.

Frank received his Masters of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1987.

DAVID H. ATKINS, M.A. (LAW), FCA
Director | Integrated Asset Management
Advisory Board Member | River Plate House Capital Management Inc.

David H. Atkins, is Senior Adviser to Lang Michener, lawyers, and Chairman of the Swiss Reinsurance Group of companies in Canada. In addition, he serves as a director and chairs the audit committees of various public companies, namely Kingsway Financial Services Inc., Pareto Corporation, Pethealth Insurance Inc. and Nightingale Informatix Inc. He is also a director of various financial service companies in the private sector. Mr. Atkins was formerly a senior partner with Coopers & Lybrand, leading its audit practice and financial services practice in Canada. He served as an Officer in the British Army in Germany with the 7th Armoured Division. M.A. (Law) Oxford, FCA (Ontario), FCA (England and Wales).

GILES CREWDSON
Partner I Crewdson & Partners
Advisory Board Member I River Plate House Capital Management Inc.

Giles has over 25 years’ experience in Executive Search focusing on Financial Services and most recently founded and is a partner at Crewdson & Partners.

Giles began his City of London career as a fund manager with Capel-Cure Myers, managing accounts for institutional pension funds and high net worth individuals, prior to running the firm’s global multi-manager business.  Giles has applied his due diligence skills ever since to help clients make the right choices for their own fiduciary businesses.

Giles made his move into search with Russell Reynolds and subsequently joined Korn/Ferry in 1999 where he served as the Global Head of the Asset/Wealth Management Practice and where he was the Managing Partner of Korn/Ferry’s UK business for six years.

Giles has assisted clients hire hundreds of key individuals during his career to date.  These comprise talented individuals and teams with vastly different skill sets, values and behaviours.  The assessment ‘fit’ is a critical role where Giles has developed particular strength in matching an individual with the culture of an organization.

Giles is a leading advocate for the use of objective assessment techniques to help raise the probability of long term success.  He has applied these across both search mandates and team assessments, including FSA mandated Section 166s.