Dean Orrico President and Chief Investment Officer
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. |