Canadian Family Office Adds Three To Advisory Team

Vanessa Doctor

7 April 2010

WaterStreet Family Wealth Counsel, the Canadian family office service provider, has further strengthened its advisory offering by adding three new members to the team.

John Hamilton, a private equity veteran who has also held key roles in Canadian financial institutions and banks, joins the firm as executive vice president. In his new role, he will handle advisory services for a select group of Canadian families to help maximize shareholder value.

Susan Van Der Hout, the founding president of the Family Firm Institute Ontario chapter and former vice president of Women Entrepreneurs of Canada, is now the company's director of family engagement.

Also stepping in is Michael Lee-Chin, a well-known entrepreneur and philathropist, as ambassador and stakeholder of WaterStreet.

"I am a believer in the value that WaterStreet brings to the families it serves," said Chin in a statement. "The multi-family office service model has proven to serve the needs of wealthy families very well in other parts of the world, and there are still too many Canadian families who have yet to gain the same benefits."

WaterStreet's advisory focus is on helping families with regard to wealth management and family heritage.