Eamonn McConnell, Director, Independent Review Inc.

Eamonn McConnell is currently a partner of EM Partners, a Private Equity firm he co-founded in 2002, which is based in Singapore.  Mr. McConnell is also the Deputy Chairman of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Canada.

For over 20 years, Mr. McConnell has been involved in investment banking and the fund management business. He has worked in Canada, the UK and Asia during his career. He has worked for many large international institutions including Barclays Global Investors, Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch. In the late nineties through 2002 he was an MD at Deutsche Bank responsible for the pricing, underwriting and risk management of Deutsche Bank’s debt new issue business (Asia and Europe). His areas of activity have ranged from capital markets work in both debt and equity products, the establishment of a mutual fund investment management company and the subsequent launch of several funds, to the establishment of a private equity fund investment management company. Mr. McConnell has been an active investor in all types of assets and the management of risk products.

Education: BA, 1980, American University, Paris, France; MBA, 1984, McGill University, International Finance; Diplome, 1984, Ecoles des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, France, International Management Program. SFA Certification and Canadian Securities Certification. Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) designation. Recognized globally, the CAIA designation certifies one’s mastery of the concepts, tools and practices essential for understanding alternative investments and promotes adherence to high standards of professional conduct.