W.F. (Frank) Morneau Sr., the founder of Morneau Shepell Ltd. and father of federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau, retired from the company on Tuesday. Morneau Sr., who was most recently honorary chair, founded W.F. Morneau & Associates in 1966, and has held a number of roles over the past 52 years, including chief executive […]
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Amanda Voegeli as the Canadian national leader in its rewards practice. Voegeli joined the consulting firm’s executive compensation practice in Vancouver in 1998. Moving to the Toronto office in 2000, she took on the leadership role in the executive compensation practice there in 2010. In 2014, she moved into a client services-focused position where she […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Dale Burgess as senior managing director of infrastructure and natural resources. Burgess has been serving as interim head of infrastructure and natural resources since February and will assume the permanent role immediately. Read: Ontario Teachers’ appoints new Asia-Pacific regional investment head In the new role, Burgess will oversee the […]
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Annie Ropar as its chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, effective June 1. In her duties as chief financial officer, Ropar will handle financial oversight of the bank’s activities, including implementation of key finance processes and controls, assessing performance and developing the framework for enterprise risk management. In […]
Ontario’s new pension regulator, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, has appointed Mark White as its inaugural chief executive officer, effective May 7, 2018. White is currently the senior vice-president and head of enterprise risk at the Bank of Montreal and has also led its capital adequacy and analysis and capital management functions. Prior to joining the Bank […]
Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate investment arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has appointed Karim Habra as head of Europe, effective July 2, 2018. In the role, Habra will be responsible for Ivanhoé Cambridge’s European platform and will be based in Paris. Previously, Habra served in a number of positions at LaSalle […]
Marsh and McLennan Companies Inc. has named Mercer Canada chief executive officer Louis Gagnon as country corporate officer for Canada. The officers are aligned to 36 areas across the globe, providing leadership and collaborating with other local leaders with an aim of strengthening Marsh and McLennan’s position in the marketplace, according to a news release. Read: Mercer […]
The Human Resources Professionals Association has named Louise Taylor Green as its chief executive officer, effective June 4. With more than 20 years of human resources experience, Green makes the move to the HRPA from her current role at Economical Insurance, where she is senior vice-president and chief human resources officer. Previous roles include executive director […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Emmanuel Jaclot as executive vice-president of infrastructure. In the new role, Jaclot will manage the Caisse’s infrastructure portfolio, which totals more than $16 billion in assets. He will also eventually head up CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary that’s responsible for developing and operating the pension fund’s infrastructure […]
Sun Life Institutional Investments (Canada) Inc. has added president to Eugene Lundrigan’s role. In the expanded role as president and senior managing director of business strategy, he’ll be responsible for all aspects of the firm’s business in Canada, including product strategy, distribution, client service and marketing. As well, he’ll continue to oversee product development, marketing, consultant relations and ongoing strategic initiatives in […]