Pacific Mortgage Group Inc., parent of mortgage brokerage Mortgage Architects and lender MyNext Mortgage, has announced four new board members. The group includes:

Alfred Apps

Appointed Director and Chair — Mr. Apps is Senior Counsel, Fasken Martineau LLP, past Chair of CAMH Foundation and The Empire Club of Canada, a Director of Quantitiative Alpha Trading Inc. and President of the Liberal Party of Canada. He is the former CEO of the Lehndorff Group and Newstar Technologies Inc.

Todd Halpern

Appointed Director — Mr. Halpern is the Chair & CEO of Halpern Wines, Chair of Quantitative Alpha Trading Inc., a Director of Mobilotto Inc. and The University Hospital Network (UHN).

Barry Pickford

Appointed Director and Chair of Audit Committee — Mr. Pickford, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, is a Director of Ornge and President of Epilepsy Toronto. Mr. Pickford is the former Vice Chairman, Tax at KPMG and former Senior VP of BCE & Bell Canada. 
 
Hon. Jim Peterson, PC

Appointed Director and Chair of Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee — Mr. Peterson is Counsel with Fasken Martineau LLP, Co-Chair of the Canada/US Law Institute, and Director of Olympia Trust Company, and Chief Ontario Negotiator in the Quebec/Ontario free trade negotiations. Mr. Peterson is the former Minister of International Trade and former Minister of International Financial Institutions.

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These individuals join Alex Haditaghi on the board. Mr. Haditaghi was appointed Director and is currently Founder and CEO of Pacific Mortgage Group Inc., as well as Founder and CEO of MortgageBrokers.com Holdings Inc.