Gavin joined the Board of Directors in 2017 in the role of Treasurer. He is well suited to this task after almost 40 years in the financial industry, retiring in 2017 from Beutel, Goodman and Company Ltd., where he managed global equities. Previously he served in a variety of asset management and financial analysis roles with McLeod Young Weir Ltd., Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Canada, and Royal Bank Investment Management.

In 2004, Gavin and his wife Elizabeth purchased a farm in the hills of Northumberland County and in 2016 he joined the Finance Committee of the NHH Foundation.

Gavin also sits on the Board of the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada [VARAC]. For 30 years ending in 2019, he served on the Finance and Audit Committee of the National YMCA. Previously, Gavin was a Director with the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts, and has been a lecturer on International Investing to York University MBA students.