Mercer Canada has appointed Andrew Grubb as head of innovation. In the role he will focus on the trends that are shaping the future of human resources and which will transform the way employers manage their changing workplaces. Grubb joins Mercer with more than 10 years of experience in a diverse range of industries and […]
Mercer has appointed Jamie Farrell as a principal in its Toronto health and benefits practice. Farrell previously spent nearly eight years at Rogers Communications, most recently as director of benefit and investment programs. Read: Rogers wins benefits communication award by practising what it preaches Prior to joining Rogers, he was director of benefits at Loblaw […]
Mercer has named René Beaudoin global health delivery leader, part of its retirement, health and benefits leadership teams. He will be based in the Toronto office. Beaudoin has 25 years of business leadership experience with knowledge of various plans, including defined benefit, defined contribution, health and welfare, disability and employee assistance programs. Read: Mercer appoints […]
Mercer Canada has appointed Louis-Charles Godin as a health and benefits consultant. Among his new responsibilities, Godin will focus on business development for the Quebec City office and will also be in charge of the region’s group insurance clients. Godin began his career as a sales representative for SSQ Financial Group in October 2007. He […]
Mercer has named two new principals in Western Canada. Kim Skeath recently joined the firm as a principal in the Vancouver office and is the Western Canada lead on Mercer’s health and productivity team. Prior to joining Mercer, she developed and managed the workplace health and wellness program for a marine transportation and ship-building company and worked as an […]
Mercer employees are taking part in volunteering experiences across Canada today as part of the consulting firm’s first annual ‘Good Day,’ an initiative to support the communities in which it works. “We want to ensure that every one of our colleagues has the opportunity to make a collective contribution,” said Louis Gagnon, chief executive officer […]
Mercer Canada has announced a series of new appointments, including Jaqui Parchment as senior partner and leader of its investment business for Canada, Teresa Palandra as partner and leader of its retirement business in Western Canada and the Toronto consulting office, and Phil Barnett as a senior compensation consultant and leader of the Energy Vertical for […]
Mercer has appointed Judy Butterworth as principal consultant in its executive rewards practice. Butterworth, who will be working in the organization’s Calgary office, joins Mercer with more than 20 years of experience in all areas of compensation, including executive and board compensation, equity compensation plan design and administration, benchmarking and best-practice compensation disclosure. Read: Mercer acquires CPSG Partners “[Butterworth] […]
Mercer Canada has launched an online marketplace that is aimed at revolutionizing the bulk annuity market for defined benefit (DB) pension plans. The Mercer Pension Risk Exchange will bring plan sponsors looking to lower risk together with insurers of group annuities. Read: Employers urged to prepare for new normal in pension plans “We estimate that […]
Mercer has acquired CPSG Partners, a Workday services partner, to meet the demand for cloud-based finance and HR services. The acquisition will expand Mercer’s existing Workday practice while providing a global distribution channel for CPSG, according to a press release. The addition of CPSG will help Mercer to expand the scope of its services into […]