The Mutual Fund Dealers Association added three industry directors at its annual general and special meeting on December 3.

At the AGM, Peter Glaab, chair of Clarica Investco Inc., Tom Hockin, president and CEO of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada, and David Wood, executive vp and chief administrative officer of National Bank Financial, each became directors.

The trio will represent the industry on the MFDA’s mixed public-industry board, joining fellow industry directors George Aguiar, president and CEO GP Capital Corporation, Tim Calibaba, senior vice-president Berkshire Investment Group Inc., and Steve Geist, president TD Mutual Funds.

Glab, Hockin and Wood will hold office for two-year terms until the 2006 annual meeting, or until their respective successors have been appointed.

The public directors are: Bob Wright, chairman of the board and deputy chairman of Teck Cominco, Martin Friedland, professor of Law at University of Toronto, Bill Grace, chartered accountant, Bob MacLellan, partner Burchell MacDougall, Janet Pau, and Irene Seiferling, senior associate H.J. Linnen Associates.

At the AGM, the MFDA’s members also agreed that the 2005 annual meeting will take place on Dec. 9, 2005, at a time and location to be announced.