Dragos Berbecel
Portfolio Manager-Equities at Portland Investment Counsel, Inc.
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Mr. Dragos Berbecel, CFA MBA, is a Portfolio Manager at Portland Investment Counsel, Inc. He has over 20 years of experience, both as an investment professional and a business operator.
Mr. Berbecel joined Portland Investment Counsel in 2008 when he conducted research in the field of investment alternatives with a socially responsible investing mandate and amassed a body of knowledge necessary to introduce the environmental, social and governance performance and risk factors analysis in the firm’s investment process.
Since then, he has been involved in developing and managing a number of public equity, balanced and alternative assets investment strategies.
He leverages more than a decade of experience as a marketing and sales executive working in diverse industries in Europe and North America.
Mr. Berbecel played a leading role in starting up a new subsidiary for Syngenta, the largest global agribusiness, in a key European market.
He was also instrumental in improving the performance metrics for KBC Tools and Machinery, a top North American industrial distribution company.
Having worked with thousands of clients from individual farmers to distributors and large industrial corporations, his ground level understanding of what it takes for a company to be successful in the marketplace has been greatly enhanced.
Mr. Berbecel holds an MBA degree from the University of Toronto, with a major in Finance.
He earned a BComm and an MSc in Marketing Management from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, as well as an MA from the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest.
He is a CFA charter holder and has been a member of CFA Society Toronto since 2009.
Dragos Berbecel active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Portland Investment Counsel, Inc.
 Portland Investment Counsel, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Portland Investment Counsel, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisor located in Mississauga, Ontario with an additional office in Burlington, Ontario. The firm manages the AIC Advantage Fund, the AIC Diversified Canada Fund, the AIC Canadian Focused Fund, the AIC Diversified Canada Corporate Class, the AIC Canadian Focused Corporate Class, the AIC Global Financial Split Corp., the AIC Preferred Income Fund, the AIC Advantage Fund II, the AIC Advantage II Corporate Class, the AIC Global Advantage Corporate Class, the AIC American Advantage Fund, the AIC Global Advantage Fund and the AIC Global Wealth Management Fund. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 31/12/2018 |
Former positions of Dragos Berbecel
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
KBC Tools, Inc. (United States)
 KBC Tools, Inc. (United States) Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services KBC Tools, Inc. provides tooling solutions. It offers abrasives, carbide tooling, cutting, hand, power and air tools, fluids, measuring and inspection, toolroom and accessories, and workholding. The company was founded by Karel Bass in 1965 and is headquartered in Sterling Heights, MI. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
AIC Ltd.
 AIC Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1985 by Michael Lee-Chin, AIC Ltd. is a mutual fund manager located in Burlington, Ontario with an additional office in Mississauga, Ontario. AIC offers the AIC family of mutual funds to investors in Canada. | Analyst-Equity | 23/09/2009 |
Training of Dragos Berbecel
| University of Toronto | Masters Business Admin |
| Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies | Graduate Degree |
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AIC Ltd.
AIC Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1985 by Michael Lee-Chin, AIC Ltd. is a mutual fund manager located in Burlington, Ontario with an additional office in Mississauga, Ontario. AIC offers the AIC family of mutual funds to investors in Canada. | Finance |
Portland Investment Counsel, Inc.
Portland Investment Counsel, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Portland Investment Counsel, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisor located in Mississauga, Ontario with an additional office in Burlington, Ontario. The firm manages the AIC Advantage Fund, the AIC Diversified Canada Fund, the AIC Canadian Focused Fund, the AIC Diversified Canada Corporate Class, the AIC Canadian Focused Corporate Class, the AIC Global Financial Split Corp., the AIC Preferred Income Fund, the AIC Advantage Fund II, the AIC Advantage II Corporate Class, the AIC Global Advantage Corporate Class, the AIC American Advantage Fund, the AIC Global Advantage Fund and the AIC Global Wealth Management Fund. | Finance |
KBC Tools, Inc. (United States)
KBC Tools, Inc. (United States) Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services KBC Tools, Inc. provides tooling solutions. It offers abrasives, carbide tooling, cutting, hand, power and air tools, fluids, measuring and inspection, toolroom and accessories, and workholding. The company was founded by Karel Bass in 1965 and is headquartered in Sterling Heights, MI. | Distribution Services |
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