Dean Orrico brings over 20 years of investment experience to his role as President and Chief Investment Officer of Middlefield Capital Corporation (MCC) and has been employed by MCC since 1996. Dean is a respected member of the investment management community having spent many years educating financial advisors on the trends and developments in the capital markets in Canada and abroad. He is committed to excellence and integrity in funds management and is responsible for overseeing the creation and ongoing management of all of Middlefield's investment funds, including mutual funds, closed-end funds and flow-through funds. As CIO, Dean leverages the talents and experience of his portfolio managers to ensure they work as a team in the best interests of our clients.

Dean's vision and leadership has enabled MIDDLEFIELD^® to broaden its client base globally and grow assets under management which currently exceed $4.5 billion. Under his direction, MIDDLEFIELD^® launched its first international fund listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2006 and diversified the firm's suite of investment funds to include various global equity and fixed-income mandates. He offers expertise in both equity and fixed income securities with an emphasis on the resource sector as well as real estate.

Dean graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Dean is frequently invited to speak at investment seminars and also guest hosts BNN and Bloomberg TV.

Robert F. Lauzon is Managing Director and has been employed by Middlefield Capital Corporation since 2002, bringing his discipline and acumen to numerous successful MIDDLEFIELD^® products. Rob is Middlefield's Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager on a number of investment funds. He has been managing equity income portfolios since 2003 across Middlefield's Closed-End Funds and Mutual Funds. Rob manages the Income Plus Class mutual fund which won Lipper Awards in 2012 and 2013.

He holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, a Master of Business Administration degree from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst.

Rob is a frequent guest on BNN and is often interviewed for his market views for Canada's national newspapers.