Thomas A Di Giacomo has been a trustee of the Fund and
a member of the Board of Directors of Menu Foods GenPar Limited
(administrator of the Fund) since July 2002. Mr. Di Giacomo s
is the President of Tadico Limited, a management consulting company.
Prior to 1994, he held a number of positions with Manulife Financial
Inc., the most recent being Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 1993. He holds a Bachelor
of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Toronto and a Masters
of Business Administration from the University of Chicago. Mr.
Di Giacomo is also director of Kingsway Financial Services Inc.,
AfriOre Limited, Xceed Mortgage Corporation and RDM Corporation,
and is a trustee of Cinram International Income Fund. Mr. Di Giacomo
is an independent Trustee and Director, and is chair of the Audit
Committee.