Gary Collins

Gary Collins is a seasoned corporate director with a diversified professional background, including leadership roles within multiple industry sectors and senior government positions. He has served as a corporate director for 18 years. Mr. Collins is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors at DRI Healthcare Trust and a director and Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee at Rogers Sugar Inc. Mr. Collins has previously served as a director on the boards of Catalyst Paper Corporation, Chorus Aviation Inc., D-Box Technologies Inc., Liquor Stores N. A. and Stuart Olson Inc. Moreover, he has served on numerous audit committees in the past 18 years.

Mr. Collins was a Senior Adviser at Lazard Canada Inc., a premier independent financial advisory and asset management firm, from September 2016 to May 2023. In addition, he performed top management duties including as the President of Coastal Contacts Inc. and prior to that, as the President of Clearly, as Senior Vice President Corporate Development of Belkorp Industries Inc. and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Harmony Airways.

He has also been a member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly and served as Minister of Finance of British Columbia from June 2001 to December 2004.