Meet Our Team
Investment Management Professionals
Our Portfolio Managers are generalists, and each performs both analyst and portfolio management functions.
Senior Administration
Carol Sauvé
Client Services and Operations Officer
Regina Wong
CFA, General Manager, Client Services and Operations
Nicholas Spiers
Chief Compliance Officer
Compliance: Responsible for compliance policies and procedures and regulatory compliance.
Client Services and Operations: Responsible for client servicing, portfolio analytics and marketing.
Administration: Responsible for corporate accounting, infrastructure and IT.
Trevor Graham, CFA (Portfolio Manager, Chief Operating Officer) joined Gryphon International in 2014. Prior to joining Gryphon International, Trevor served as a portfolio manager for Hansberger Global Investors Ltd. where he was Senior Vice President – Research, responsible for co-managing international equity portfolios. 
John Hwang, CFA (Portfolio Manager) joined Gryphon International in 2004. Prior to joining Gryphon International John worked as a Performance Analyst at Laketon Investment Management where he assisted in the implementation of the Global Investment Performance Standards, and was also responsible for performance and attribution analysis.
Larry McManus, CFA (Portfolio Manager, President & Chief Executive Officer) has extensive experience managing global equities. Prior to co-founding Gryphon International, Larry held a number of senior positions with investment management firms based in Canada.
His career began with Royal Trust in Montreal, where as Senior Investment Officer he managed the portfolios of estates, trusts and high-net-worth individuals. Larry then moved to Calvin Bullock, where he became portfolio manager of Canada’s oldest mutual fund while supervising other managers, analysts and traders.
Thereafter, Larry spent six years in senior positions with the CN Investment Division, with a focus on North American equities while also supervising the division’s foreign portfolios, and also held a position with Natcan Investment Management as a Partner and Vice President, managing the firm’s U.S. and EAFE equities. Larry holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Cum Laude) from Concordia University.
Spencer Mellish, CFA (Portfolio Manager, Chief Financial Officer) joined Gryphon International in 2014. Prior to joining Gryphon International, Spencer managed non-Canadian equity investments at AGF / Highstreet Asset Management following AGF’s acquisition of Acuity Investment Management where he was Director, Global Equities; at Highstreet Asset Management Inc. he was Vice-President and Portfolio Manager from 2012-2014.
Megan Stirling, MA, CFA (Investment Analyst) joined Gryphon International in 2014 as Senior Analyst, Portfolio Analytics, supporting the investment team by measuring investment portfolio performance and conducting security analysis, focusing on performance, attribution and portfolio characteristics for internal analysis and reporting to clients and consultants. Prior to joining Gryphon International, Megan was Senior Performance Analyst in Risk & Investment Analytics at RBC Investor & Treasury Services. Prior to this, Megan was Senior Corporate Actions specialist at State Street Bank and Trust Company. Megan holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) degree from Dalhousie University and an MA Economics from the University of Toronto.
Peter Hanley, CPA, CMA, MBA, CFA (Portfolio Manager) joined Gryphon International in 2009. Peter has extensive experience in the finance and investment fields and the management of EAFE, U.S. and Canadian equity portfolios. Prior to joining Gryphon International, Peter served as Vice President, Director and Portfolio Manager at Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Vice President and Portfolio Manager at KBSH Capital Management, and Vice President, Director and Portfolio Manager at Van Berkom and Associates Inc.
Alex Becks (Portfolio Manager, Chairman) has focused his entire career on the management of global equities. Prior to co-founding Gryphon International, he held a number of senior investment management positions in Europe, Canada and the U.S. Alex’s career began with ABN Bank in the Netherlands, as a member of the Investment Management Committee.
After moving to Canada, Alex worked as an Investment Analyst with the Royal Trust Company, specializing in U.S. equities. Thereafter, Alex spent seven years in senior positions with the CN Investment Division where he initiated an international equities portfolio; as General Manager Equities, Alex was responsible for all publicly traded equities, including Canadian, U.S. and International.
Following five years in the United States with Johnston, Lemon & Co. as a Senior Vice President and Strategist, providing institutional strategies and research, Alex started his own investment advisory company, Becks Capital Management; as the company’s founder and principal, he was responsible for managing all international securities on behalf of private investors and a major Canadian institutional investor. Alex studied economics at The Hague in the Netherlands.