Connor, Clark & Lunn (CC&L), established 1982, is one of Canada's leading money management firms. CC&L has managed the AGF Canadian Large Cap Dividend Fund since its inception in December 1985. Their investment philosophy is based on preserving capital while providing superior long-term performance through a consistent and disciplined investment process that combines a top-down sector strategy with a fundamental bottom-up approach to security selection.

Vice-Chairman and Partner
Connor, Clark & Lunn (CC&L)

Gord MacDougall is a Portfolio Manager and one of the founding members of Connor, Clark & Lunn (CC&L). He is a member of the client solutions team and is responsible for institutional and retail client service.

Gord has over 40 years of experience in managing investment portfolios for leading investment management firms. This has included a broad range of distinct and independently managed investment products and services to Canadian individual and institutional investors through a diverse family of affiliates.

Gord earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University) and an MBA at the University of Pittsburgh.

Portfolio Manager and Partner
Connor, Clark & Lunn (CC&L)

John Novak is a Portfolio Manager and one of the members of the Equity team. He is responsible for fundamental research and analysis.

John has over 17 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. he was a Managing Director with one of the major Canadian bank-owned dealers. The majority of John's career has been as a top-ranked equity research analyst covering diversified industrials and diversified materials on a North American-wide basis.

John earned his MSc from the London School of Economics, his MBA from the University of Toronto and his BA from Brock University. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the Toronto CFA Society.