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© Copyright 2000 Rogers Media. The following article first appeared in the May 2000 edition of
BENEFITS CANADA magazine.
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Pensions
Peter Sharpe is promoted to president and chief executive officer at Cadillac Fairview Corporation in
Toronto. Cadillac Fairview is the real estate arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board. Sharpe has
16 years of experience with the company, most recently as executive vice-president overseeing all
property-level operations in each of the company's five property portfolios.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board announces two appointments to its board of directors. John Lane, prior
to his retirement, was senior vice-president, investments, with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada in
Toronto. Ralph Lean is a senior partner with the law firm Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP.
Investment
AIC Group of Funds in Burlington, Ont. announces three appointments. James Cole joins as senior
vice-president and portfolio manager. Previously, he was a portfolio manager with Gluskin Sheff +
Associates Inc. in Toronto, where he managed Canadian equities for institutional clients. Randy LeClair is
promoted to vice-president and portfolio manager. Previously, he held the position of senior analyst with
AIC's portfolio management team. Michele Calpin joins as vice-president, U.S. equities. She comes from
McKinsey & Company, where she was a leader of the firm's corporate finance and strategy practice.
Richard Knowles joins Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. in Toronto as chief operating officer and manager of
fixed income investments. Knowles comes from Jones Heward Investment Management.
Brent Sutton joins Phillips, Hager & North as vice-president and institutional portfolio manager. He
comes from SEI Investments.
Luc Bertrand joins the Montreal Exchange (ME) as president and chief executive officer. He comes from
National Bank Financial where he was vice-president and managing director with the institutional sales
group. Bertrand has served on the governing committee of the Montreal Exchange since 1992, and has been on
its executive committee since 1994. He has acted as chairman of the ME's governing committee since 1998.
Hansberger Global Investors announces the resignation of James Chaney, chief investment officer on the
value team. Thomas Hansberger, chairman and chief executive officer, assumes Chaney's responsibilities.
Leonard Sanders joins Chartwell Investment Partners as portfolio manager. He comes from Needham and
Company, where he was a security analyst.
Mulvihill Capital Management Inc. announces the departure of Michael Sirola, vice-president, fixed income.
Don Biggs, vice-president, structured products, assumes Sirola's duties until a replacement is found.
Andrew Pyle joins Scotiabank in Toronto as vice-president and senior financial markets economist. He comes
from ABN AMRO Asset ManagementCanada in Toronto, where he was chief strategist. In addition, he co-founded
the market analytics firm PATH International.
John Griffin joins PanAgora Asset Management in Boston, Mass. as equity investment manager. Previously, he
was a principal and quantitative research strategist at Boston Partners Asset Management in Boston. Also at
PanAgora, Michael Clark joins as a fixed income investment manager. He comes from the Royal Bank of Canada
in Toronto, where he was an interest rate product analyst.
Benefits
Paola Pasquale joins Desjardins-Laurentian Life Assurance and The Imperial Assurance Company as
vice-president, sales strategies, group network. In her new role, Pasquale will be responsible for
marketing group insurance and group retirement products, strategic positioning and services and
coordinating the strategic planning for the group network.
Oded VanHam joins Fraser Group in Toronto as pharmaceutical industry analyst. VanHam recently completed his
master's of business administration. In his new role, he will monitor trends in Canadian and international
pharmaceutical development and identify and research products most likely to have a major cost benefit
impact on employer-sponsored drug plans.
Heather Lee joins LeadingEdge Payroll Group Inc. as director, marketing and communications. Previously, she
was principal of Trident Public Relations, specializing in the human resources, payroll and technology
sectors.
Aon Consulting announces three appointments. In Toronto, Frank Lee joins the health and benefits strategies
practice as senior consultant. David Pitre joins the communication practice in Toronto as senior
consultant. He comes from Towers Perrin in Toronto, where he was a communication consultant, technology
leader. Bryan Grom joins the Winnipeg office as vice-president, with responsibility for management and
operations of the Winnipeg and Thunder Bay, Ont. offices. He comes from CIBC Mortgages Inc.
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