The OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) board has appointed of Stephen J. Griggs to the newly-created role of president and CEO. He will assume this new role on June 1, 2011.
Griggs will be responsible for leading OPTrust’s integrated administrative and investment operations.
Most recently, Griggs has been serving as executive director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, representing the interests of leading Canadian pension plans and other institutional shareholders.
Previously, Griggs served as president and CEO of Legg Mason Canada and has been the chief operating officer for two leading Canadian mutual fund companies. Griggs was a director of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada for a number of years.
“We are delighted to have someone of Stephen Griggs’s experience and calibre join OPTrust as CEO,” said Maurice Gabay, chair of the OPTrust board of trustees. “Stephen’s demonstrated leadership and his commitment to excellence in governance make him an ideal person to lead the organization.”