The Canadian chapter of the Alternative Investment Management Association is forming its new 2020-22 executive committee. Belle Kaura, vice-president of legal and chief compliance officer at Third Eye Capital, will remain chair for a second term, joined by Rob Lemon, executive director of the prime services group at CIBC Capital Markets, as deputy chair, who was […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is appointing Marc-André Blanchard as executive vice-president and head of CDPQ Global, effective Sept. 8, 2020. In the new role, Blanchard will have direct responsibility for the Caisse’s three main regional hubs outside of Canada: the United States/Latin America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. He will lead activities in […]
iA Financial Group is appointing Éric Jobin as executive vice-president of group benefits and retirement solutions. Jobin had been in the role, on an interim basis, since March 2020. He joined the insurer in 1999 in corporate actuarial services. Since then, he’s taken on many roles including vice-president of corporate actuarial services in 2015, vice-president […]
People Corporation Inc. is appointing two Aon alums to its team, effective July 31. Kim Siddall is vice-president of enterprise consulting for the West and Kevin Bell is vice-president of enterprise business development for the West. Prior to the move, Siddall spent more than six years at Aon, most recently as vice-president and local practice leader. Other previous […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is appointing Ingrid Chingcuanco as vice-president of pension operations. She joined the OMERS nearly eight years ago as director of pension policy. In that role, she provided pension policy and project leadership for several initiatives, such as public sector divestments affecting the pension fund and enhancements to its additional […]
Mercer Canada is appointing Teresa Palandra as leader of its wealth business. Palandra will be in charge of investment, wealth management and retirement services and solutions for the Canadian market. She’s taking over from Jean-Philippe Provost as he moves on to lead the multinational plan sponsor client segment of the firm’s global business solutions team. A partner with […]
The University Pension Plan’s board of trustees has named Barbara Zvan as the inaugural president and chief executive officer of the UPP. Established on Jan. 1, 2020, the UPP is a new jointly sponsored pension plan designed to enhance the long-term sustainability of Ontario university pensions. The model means shared governance between employer and employee […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is adding Boon Sim to its board of directors. Sim held senior leadership roles at Singapore-based investment house Temasek International between 2012 and 2017, most recently as president for the Americas, head of markets groups and head of life science and credit portfolios. Prior to his time at Temasek, he […]
The Halifax Port ILA/HEA pension plan has appointed Blair Richards as its chief investment officer. After more than 20 years as chief executive officer, he started the new role on July 1 and is under contract until Dec. 31, 2023. David Cranston, an internal hire, took over as CEO. Richards began working on the Halifax […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Guillaume Pepy as senior advisor for Europe. In the new role, which started July 1, he’ll engage with multiple European investment teams, providing council on the portfolio for the region. “Guillaume’s deep expertise, understanding and network across the private and public sectors in France brings great value to […]