The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is making a number of personnel changes as part of its response to the economic challenges. “At the beginning of the year, it was clear that the challenges of the next decade would be very different from the last decade’s challenges,” said Charles Emond, president and chief […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Judy Wade as managing director and head of the San Francisco offices it set up in August 2019. In her new role, Wade will lead the CPPIB’s expansion into the Bay Area, furthering its presence in the U.S. In addition, Adam Grosser will join Wade in the San Francisco […]
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s board of trustees has named Jeff Wendling the new president and chief executive officer, effective April 1, 2020. Since joining the plan in 1998 as a senior portfolio manager on the public equities team, Wendling has had a long career at the plan. He led the public equities team […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Cindy Forbes to its board, effective immediately. Currently, Forbes is global chief analytics officer at Manulife Financial Corp. and held an interim role as its global chief marketing officer for the past 10 months. She also spent six years as the company’s chief actuary. In addition, during more than 35 […]
Cindy Forbes is joining the board of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan effective immediately. Currently, Forbes is the global chief analytics officer for Manulife Financial Corp. and previously held the interim role of its global chief marketing officer for the past 10 months. She also spent six years as the company’s chief actuary. And, over […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has appointed Michael Graham as its new global head of private equity. Graham will replace Mark Redman, who has decided to leave the pension fund, effective March 31, 2020. Since Redman joined the OMERS in 2009 to establish its European private equity business, private equity has grown as a component of the pension […]
The C.D. Howe Institute has appointed Bob Baldwin as chair of its pension policy council. With more than 30 years of experience, Baldwin is an Ottawa-based expert in retirement income. Between 1976 and 2005, he worked for the Canadian Labour Congress, with a decade spent as director of social and economic policy. Currently, he’s also a […]
Medavie Blue Cross has appointed Hélène Lavictoire as its Ontario government executive lead. Lavictoire is joining Medavie from Telus Health, where she was a product director and general manager. She also managed a group of public sector programs, including the Ontario drug benefit program. Read: Medavie Blue Cross appoints VP of product, disability management Previously, […]
The Quebec government has selected a relative newcomer at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to succeed Michael Sabia as its new head. Charles Émond is poised to take over as president and chief executive of the province’s pension fund manager. He moves up from his role at the Caisse as senior vice-president overseeing […]
Sun Life Canada has appointed Cheryl Mallett as senior vice-president of client services, effective Feb. 17, 2020. In the newly created role, Mallett will be responsible for leading operations teams that provide direct support to the insurer’s group and retail businesses. She joins Sun Life with more than 25 years of experience in operations and […]