The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is shaking up its leadership team to address a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive market. Macky Tall, formerly the head of the Caisse’s infrastructure portfolio, will be head of liquid markets and the Réseau express métropolitain project, the 26 station rail system currently under construction in Montreal. In addition, Tall will continue […]
Green Shield Canada president and chief executive officer Steve Bradie is retiring in December 2018. “Steve has had an incredible 30-year career at GSC,” said Sherry Peister, chair of the board of directors of Green Shield Canada, in a news release. “In his nine years as president and CEO, he and his team have grown revenue […]
Eckler Ltd. has appointed Naomi Denning as a principal in its national investment practice. Based in the company’s Vancouver office, Denning will be working primarily with employers in British Columbia and the rest of western Canada. Her specific areas of expertise include governance, investment policy and risk management, asset allocation, manager selection and monitoring. Prior to joining Eckler, […]
Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate investment arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has appointed Nathalie Palladitcheff as president and Alfonso Graceffa as head of business units. Palladitcheff joined Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2015 as executive vice-president and chief financial officer. Previously, she was the acting chief executive officer at Icade, a Paris-based real estate investment company. Read: Ivanhoé Cambridge […]
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP has named four new partners, including Anna Zalewski in its pension and benefits group. Zalewski joined the law firm in October 2011 after a one-year secondment as legal counsel with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s law and policy group. Previous roles include communications and policy advisor at the Ontario Securities Transition Office and counsel at the Royal […]
The Alternative Investment Management Association has appointed Claire Van Wyk-Allan as its new head of Canada. “I am excited to be joining AIMA in Canada,” said Van Wyk-Allan in a news release. “The organization has made considerable strides in Canada in recent years, in terms of growing its events and membership and building a highly effective […]
Eckler Ltd. has appointed Euan Reid as a senior consultant in its Vancouver office. In the new role, Reid will work with a broad array of plan sponsors, including multi-employer and trusteed pension plans, large corporations, public sector and not-for-profit organizations, according to a news release. His role will also focus on the management of financial risks […]
The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans has named Terence Davidson its chief executive officer. Working with the foundation for nearly 30 years, Davidson was most recently executive vice-president and, prior to that, senior vice-president of content. In that role, he managed more than 60 educational programs, e-learning initiatives, research efforts, information services and various […]
Deron Waldock has joined McCarthy Tétrault LLP as a partner in its national pension, benefits and compensation group, working out of the firm’s Toronto office. “Deron is a great addition to our firm,” said Randy Bauslaugh, leader of the firm’s national pensions, benefits and executive compensation group, in a news release. “This area of law is […]
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board has appointed Neil Cunningham as president and chief executive officer. Cunningham joined the Montreal-based pension fund in June 2004 as vice-president of real estate investments. He became senior vice-president and global head of real estate in 2015 and took on oversight of the natural resources team in 2016. “Neil Cunningham has been a […]