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Saxon Financial appoints new CFO
Saxon Financial appoints new CFO.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nMel Gabel joins Saxon from TD Bank Financial Group\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 22 /CNW/ - Saxon Financial Inc. (TSX:SFI), the investment\nmanagement firm that operates Saxon Mutual Funds, announced today the\nappointment of John (Mel) Gabel as the company's Chief Financial Officer.\nGabel has more than 25 years of experience in financial management, including\nas CFO of TD Capital, TD Investment Management and Spectrum Investment\nManagement. Gabel, a Chartered Accountant, will assume the role of CFO on\nSeptember 29, 2006.\n\"Saxon is pleased to welcome Mel as our new CFO,\" said Allan Smith,\nPresident and CEO of Saxon Financial. \"Mel's multifaceted experience in\nfinance, risk management and related areas will be valuable in helping Saxon\nexecute our growth strategy through expanded distribution and product\ndevelopment.\"\nAs CFO at TD Capital, Gabel was responsible for restructuring the finance\nfunction, supporting the launch of new private equity funds, and ensuring\ncompliance with financial disclosure requirements under Sarbanes-Oxley. Gabel\nhas extensive mutual fund experience, having served as CFO for both the\nmanager of the TD mutual fund family and Spectrum Investment Management.\n\"Saxon offers the best of both worlds - untapped growth potential as a\nnewly public company and a 20 year track record as a preeminent value\ninvestment firm,\" said Gabel. \"In joining Saxon, I look forward to working\nwith a management and investment team focused on delivering value to clients\nand shareholders,\" added Gabel.\n\nAbout Saxon Financial (www.saxonfinancial.ca)\n\nSaxon Financial Inc. is one of Canada's most respected value-style\ninvestment management firms. The company has three principal lines of\nbusiness: Saxon Funds Management Limited, which manages a family of\nhigh-performing, low-fee mutual funds; Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel\nLimited, an institutional asset management business; and Howson Tattersall\nPrivate Asset Management Inc., a private client asset management business.\n\n\n","length":2071,"tagName":"div"}]