Philippe Ithurbide has been appointed executive vice-president, fixed income at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

He will be responsible for the teams that manage four specialized portfolios: short-term investments, real return bonds, bonds, and long-term bonds.

The currency management team will also report to him. Ithurbide will also be responsible for management of the fixed-income securities held by the specialized Quebec international portfolio.

He was previously vice-president, strategic investments, with the fixed income group and joined the Caisse in February of last year.

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