Accompass Inc. has enlisted a trio of executive compensation consultants to expand the firm’s compensation services. Anand Parsan, Paula Gimenez and Neil Swiggum from Korn Ferry Hay Group will be helping Accompass build an executive compensation practice. “At Accompass, we believe the big picture and the smallest detail hold equal importance,” said Michael Worb, founder and […]
Manulife Financial has appointed Christine Robinson as head of human resources. She succeeds Lisa Butler, who takes on the role of the organization’s global chief talent and diversity officer. Robinson will lead the Canadian human resources team and will join the global human resources leadership, global leadership and Canadian executive management teams. She joins Manulife […]
Foyston, Gordon and Payne Inc. has appointed Stephen Mitchell as portfolio manager for its global and international equity mandates. Mitchell was most recently Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.’s portfolio manager for global and U.S. large capitalization equity funds, which he managed for nearly 10 years. He also served as the portfolio manager for the European equity, […]
The Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Pension Plan Corp. has appointed an eight-member expert board to govern its board of directors. “It is paramount that in overseeing a pension plan with over $3 billion in assets that selected appointees have the required experience and expertise,” said Finance Minister Cathy Bennett in a news release. “I commend […]
Law firm McInnes Cooper has appointed Hugh Wright as its new managing partner and chief executive officer for a three-year term that begins Sept. 1, 2016. Wright, who has led the firm’s pensions and benefits practice group for many years, is a previous member of McInnes Cooper’s board of directors and previously led the Halifax […]
Sun Life Financial has appointed Rachel McNeill-Thompson as assistant vice-president of marketing and communications and Jean-Michel Lavoie as assistant vice-president of product development in its group benefits team. Since joining Sun Life in 2012, McNeill-Thompson has held a number of roles, including assistant vice-president of marketing and communications for group retirement services and director of […]
The Financial Institutions Commission of British Columbia has appointed Michael Peters as acting superintendent of pensions as part of an interim leadership team. The regulatory body is working with the province’s Ministry of Finance to fill key leadership roles as it develops a new operating structure for real estate regulation in the province, according to […]
Fiera Capital Corp. has appointed Julie Lalonde as executive vice-president, retail markets and strategic investment partnerships in its Canadian division. In the new role, which is effective Sept. 1, 2016, Lalonde will head the firm’s overall retail markets business in Canada and continue to lead the strategic investment partnerships team, which works closely with major Canadian financial institutions, […]
RBC Investor and Treasury Services has appointed David Linds as managing director and head of asset servicing Canada. Based in Toronto, Linds will be responsible for sales and client coverage activities. He will report to James Rausch, head of Canadian client coverage. Most recently, Linds worked as senior vice-president, business development and relationship management at […]
The real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Nidae Abbas as its vice-president of global retail and business development. Abbas will be working from London, England, for Ivanhoé Cambridge in the newly created position. She brings 20 years of experience in the industry and has most recently served […]