David L. Adams

David Adams has over 35 years of international experience in finance, mergers & acquisitions, marketing, sales and operations. David currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Points International (TSX, Nasdaq), and is on the boards of Cardlytics Inc. (NASDAQ) (an Atlanta-based marketing & data analytics firm) TCC Global (a global private loyalty marketing company) and Plan International Canada. He is Chair of the Audit Committee for Cardlytics and is a member of the Nominating and Governance committee. He is also a member of the audit committee on all of the other boards. He Chairs the Human Resource and Compensation Committee at Plan International Canada. David is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aimia Inc. a global loyalty marketing and data analytics company. David's extensive career prior to Aimia Inc. includes senior roles at Photowatt Technologies Inc., SR Telecom Inc., CAE Electronics Ltd., CAE Inc., The Bank of Nova Scotia, and Ernst & Young. Until December of 2018, he served as a director of Club Premier (Aeromexico's frequent flyer program). David is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Finance degree from the University of Toronto and has completed the Stanford Executive Program. Married to Patricia A. Adams, he has three children, Gordon, Hilary and Katie, and currently resides in Beaconsfield, Quebec. He joined the Festival's Board of Governors in March 2016 and chaired the Finance & Audit Committee for three years while serving on the Governance and Advancement committees. David was appointed Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors in March 2022 and will serve on all board committees; he is also a director on the Stratford Festival Endowment Foundation Board.