The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing entrepreneur and venture capitalist Avid Larizadeh-Duggan to serve as the managing director of its Teachers’ Innovation Platform in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In the new role, Larizadeh-Duggan will lead efforts to focus the platform on late-stage venture and growth equity investments in leading-edge technology companies based […]
The Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan is naming Anthony Tang as its portfolio manager of public markets. In the new role, Tang will oversee about 39 per cent of the $8-billion plan’s total assets under management. As of its most recent investment report, published in 2020, the TTC’s pension plan had about $3.12 billion under […]
The University Pension Plan is naming Christophe L’Ahelec the director of its external manager program. L’Ahelec, who advised the UPP on the implementation of its investment activities in the months leading up to the plan’s launch in July, previously served as a senior principal at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. In that role, he was […]
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is naming Rossitsa Stoyanova as its next chief investment officer. The announcement comes just weeks before the organization’s current CIO Jean Michel, who announced plans to leave this spring, is scheduled to depart. Stoyanova will officially succeed Michel on Sept. 11, 2021. Stoyanova was previously a managing director and […]
The OPSEU Pension Trust is appointing Ingrid Chingcuanco as its vice-president of pension administration transformation. In the new role, she’ll be responsible for leading the pension fund in a multi-year transformation of its pension administration system. “Ms. Chingcuanco’s top priority is to lead this critical initiative, designed to renew our technology and bring greater value […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Sharon Chilcott as its inaugural chief of staff. Chilcott, who now serves as a managing director and associate general counsel, will take up the newly created executive position position on Sept. 1. In the role, she’ll report to the Ontario Teachers’ president and chief executive officer and will be […]
The Canadian Pension Plan Board is appointing Suyi Kim as senior managing director and global head of private equity, effective September 15. In the new role, Kim will lead the team making private equity investments around the globe, managing assets valued at $125.1 billion. She joined the CPPIB in 2007 and most recently served as […]
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is appointing Ramy Rayes as acting executive vice-president of investment strategy and risk. Rayes, who joined the BCI in 2016, has taken over the role at the pension corporation from Stephan Dunatov on a temporary basis. Dunatov will join the Abu Dhabi Investment Council as chief strategist. Read: AIMCo appointing […]
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing James Barber as executive vice-president of public equities, effective July 14. He joins the AIMCo from AMP Investment Partners, where he was co-founder and managing partner. Previously, Barber served as chief investment officer of equities at Russell Investments and held roles at SEI Investments Co. in the U.K. […]
The University of Toronto Asset Management Corp. is appointing Chuck O’Reilly as its next president and chief investment officer. O’Reilly, the UTAM’s senior portfolio manager and head of public equities, is replacing Daren Smith, who held both roles at the $13-billion pension, assets and endowment fund since 2016. Prior to joining the UTAM in 2011, […]