Lorne Marr CFP MBA
Founder

Ontario born, Lorne has been a practicing financial planner since 1993 having graduated from the University of Windsor with an MBA. In the year 2000 he completed the internationally recognized Certified Financial Planner designation.

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Chantal Marr BEd
President

Chantal Marr was born in Quebec and raised in Thornhill, Ontario. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at Laval University in Quebec City and Bachelor of Education at the University of Western Ontario. Chantal is a member of the Independent Financial Brokers and has a passion for helping people. She has very strong organizational and leadership skills. Chantal is in charge of product development at LSM and works closely with our team of brokers. Chantal interests include languages and travel and she is fluent in both English and French.

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Elisabeth Prosper
New Business Cordinator

Elisabeth was born and grew up in Haiti before heading to France where she completed a Master Degree in Economics at the University of Aix-En Provence. Elisabeth is trilingual (French, English and Creole) and enjoys putting her strong organizational and communication skills to work helping clients. Elisabeth has her life insurance license and takes a deep interest in natural nutrition.

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Jack Bendahan BA
Senior Insurance Consultant

Jack was born and raised in Canada and studied at York University in Toronto, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. Extensive additional education and professional experience in finance and debt management. Jack is also bilingual (English and French) and is keen tennis player and traveller.
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Aman Kapur MBA
Senior Insurance Consultant

Aman was born and raised in New Delhi, India where he acquired a BA (honours) in Economics. He further went to the United Kingdom to do his Masters in Business Administration from the Heriot Watt University. Aman has tremendous experience of working over four continents and has performed various roles in Marketing and Finance. Apart from fluency in English, he speaks Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Russian. Aman is fond of various performing arts, travelling and living healthy.

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Mark Potter B Comm
Insurance Consultant

Born and raised in London, Ontario Mark's goal is to provide his community with the financial acumen and peace of mind that comes from sound financial advice. Mark is often a guest speaker on the Rogers Cable 13 television show "Planmar Financial Forum.", and provides a free a quarterly investment newsletter for those looking to increase their financial IQ. Mark is Bachelor of Commerce graduate of McMaster University, and holds several industry designations.

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William Shung FIC, EPC Senior Insurance Consultant

William was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. As former life insurance and long-term care advisor for the Knights of Columbus – the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization – he is well versed in the changing needs of Canada’s aging population. He holds both an Elder Planning Counselor and a Fraternal Insurance Counselor designation and is able to advise on a variety of insurance plans including life, long-term care, critical illness and disability. In a former life, he was a renowned marketing and advertising guru. He held directorial positions in several multi-national advertising agencies and visited Southeast Asian capitals such as, Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore on their behalf. William is fluent in both English and Chinese.

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Tamara Humphries
Senior Insurance Consultant

Tamara Humphries was born in Sudbury ON and moved frequently while growing up. Living in cities such as Kingston, Peterborough, London, Timmins, North Bay, Whitby and North York, Tamara developed a deep appreciation for Canada and all things Canadian and have spent considerable time in nearly all of the cottage areas in this vast province. As a graduate in physical and health education she is very interested in fitness, nutrition, well being and leading an active lifestyle. After achieving the BPHE, Tamara went on to complete the MBA program at York completing a double major in finance and marketing. In 1998 she completed the Certified Financial Planner designation and spent 12 years training and mentoring new advisors in the industry. Tamara still keep up to date attending many seminars and courses each year.

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Syed Raza
Insurance Consultant

Syed was born in Toronto and raised in Pickering, Ontario. He completed the Life Licensing Qualifying Program and successfully passed the provincial exams in 2007. Since joining the LSM Insurance Team in 2009, Syed has worked closely with founder Lorne Marr, learning and implementing professional best practices. While working full time, Syed has been continually studying part time to stay on top of recent changes in the financial services industry. In 2008, he completed the Canadian Investment Funds Program offered by the Investment Funds Institute of Canada. More recently he has completed the Canadian Securities Course and Professional Financial Planning Course, both offered by the Canadian Securities Institute. Syed is currently pursuing the Certified Financial Planner designation and is on course to completing the program by 2012. When Syed is not working or studying, he enjoys attending his local Mosque and working out at the gym. He also enjoys travelling and sightseeing with his wife Asma.

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Richard Parkinson
Senior Insurance Consultant

After a distinguished career in telecommunications, and worldwide lecturer on the technical aspects of the internet, Richard decided to become a financial advisor in 2003, focusing on life insurance and investments. His 37 years as a consultant and lecturer have given him a unique background for advising clients on their financial futures. His reputation in the industry as “Mr. Spreadsheet” has served his clients well, allowing them to understand their policies and investment portfolios at a most basic level. Richard is also a regular contributor to our tax calculator blog.

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Andrew Burdi
Senior Insurance Consultant

Andrew has always gladly called Toronto home. As a proud father of two girls, age five and seven, Andrew focuses much of his spare time around them, just as his own father did when Andrew was growing up. After graduating at the top of his class at the Business Studies Program at Seneca College, Andrew decided to follow in his father's footsteps helping the community in their personal insurance needs. Hard work and commitment have made Andrew one of Canada's leading advisors in Critical Illness solutions. His 14 years of professional experience in the critical illness insurance sector means Andrew brings a unique perspective and wealth of specialized knowledge to LSM.

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