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Donald A. Wright
Chairman of the Board



Donald A. Wright, Chairman of the Board

Mr. Donald Wright was appointed as Chairman of the Board of VIA Rail Canada in October 2006.

He is currently the President and CEO of The Winnington Capital Group Inc., an Investment Counsel & Portfolio Management company. He is an active investor in both the private and public equity markets.

Mr. Wright's career has spanned over 30 years in the investment industry. He has held a number of leadership positions, including President of Merrill Lynch Canada, Executive Vice-President, Director and member of the Executive Committee of Burns Fry Ltd, Chairman and CEO of TD Securities and Deputy Chairman of TD Bank Financial Group.

Mr. Wright also serves as Chairman of the Board of Fralex Therapeutics and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Richards Packaging Income Fund. He is a member of several other boards including Saxon Energy Services Inc., Black Bull Resources Inc., GMP Capital Trust and DHX Media Ltd. He actively supports numerous charitable organizations including being a Member of the Board of Trustees of The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and a Member of the Royal Ontario Museum Governors' Finance Committee.

Mr. Wright holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Sir George Williams (Concordia) University, in Montreal.




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