Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Kim Thomassin as executive vice-president of legal affairs and secretariat, effective Jan. 30, 2017. In the role, she will oversee the pension fund’s legal and regulatory activities, including the legal and governance structures for all investments. Previously, Thomassin was national client leader and managing partner of […]
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board chief financial officer Benita Warmbold plans to retire this June, according to a news release. The news release noted the CPPIB plans to name Warmbold’s successor ahead of her retirement date to allow for a seamless transition. “We are all grateful for Benita’s many important contributions to CPPIB’s growth, strategic […]
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. has promoted Matthew Williams to head of institutional and client service for Canada. He joined the organization more than three years ago and was most recently head of defined contribution and retirement for Canada. With 20 years of experience in wealth and institutional investment management, Williams previously worked with a global […]
Pacific Blue Cross has promoted Rob Chiarello to vice-president of human resources and chief privacy officer. With more than 17 years of experience in the industry, Chiarello has held a number of roles at the organization, including director of claims services and director of group services transformation. “Rob’s experience with Pacific Blue Cross gives […]
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. has appointed Peter Milburn as a director and chair of the board of directors, effective Dec. 31, 2016. Recently retired as the province’s deputy minister of finance, a position he held since 2011, Milburn has held a variety of senior positions during his career with the provincial government, including […]
Alberta Investment Management Corp. has appointed Phyllis Clark and Ken Kroner to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Clark served as vice-president of finance and administration and chief financial officer at the University of Alberta from 2002 and 2016. She also spent five years in a similar role at York University and was […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has re-appointed Bill Chinery and John Murray to its board for two-year terms commencing Jan. 1, 2017, as well as re-appointing Jean Turmel to another two-year term as the board’s chair. Murray has 35 years of experience as a global macro-economist and was the deputy governor of the Bank of […]
Aon Hewitt has made a number of additions to its Canadian investment consulting team. Calum Mackenzie, who will move over from Aon Hewitt’s office in Britain, will lead the organization’s central Canada investment consulting practice. He has worked for Aon since 2007 in a range of roles, including senior investment consultant, senior strategic consultant and […]
Mercer Canada has appointed Jane Emslie as officer leader, based in its Winnipeg office. Emslie has more than 20 years of experience in health and benefits, including consulting and plan design. She held the same role from 2004 to 2009, but left Mercer for Manitoba Blue Cross, where she was vice-president, group and individual, for […]
Mercer Canada has appointed Todd McLean as partner and office leader, based in its Vancouver office. McLean, who joins Mercer with more 25 years of consulting experience, has held a number of roles in the industry, including president at McLean Management Advisory Inc., regional vice-president for Sun Life Financial’s western region, principal at Eckler Ltd., […]