People Watch
Featured Appointment Notices:
Michael Parsons, Director, Institutional Sales, Brandes Investment Partners & Co
James Diack, Global Head of Institutional Business Development, Brandes Investment Partners, L.P., announced Michael Parsons‘ appointment to Director, Institutional Sales with Brandes’ Canadian operations, Brandes Investment Partners & Co.
Michael has more than 20 years of industry experience, including previous executive positions at AllianceBernstein, Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. and Brockhouse & Cooper Inc.
Brandes Investment Partners & Co. is a global investment advisory firm and, along with its affiliates, it manages more than C$33 billion in assets for institutional and private clients worldwide.
Benefits
Moracine Graham has joined STRATA Benefits Consulting Inc. as a consultant.
Jennifer Curzon has joined Industrial Alliance as regional director, sales and service, B.C., for the group insurance division.
Pensions
Jo Taylor has been named vice president of Teachers’ Private Capital, based in the London office.
John Poos has joined George Weston Ltd. and Loblaw Companies Ltd. as vice-president, pensions and benefits. He will oversee the management and design of all retirement plans, as well as health and welfare programs, for both companies.
Bernard Tanguay has been named senior vice-president of SSQ Insurance Company Inc. He will continue to oversee the company’s investment and retirement sector activities.
Deb Preston has been named CEO of OMERS Sponsors Corp. She was previously the corporation’s director of pension policy and communications.
Investments
Ted Singeris has been named head of investments for Canada and Latin America with Mercer.
Sandra Bosela has joined OPTrust Private Markets Group, the investment and management arm of the OPSEU Pension Plan, as managing director. She was previously president and managing partner with Edgestone Capital Partners.
Martin Leclair has joined Proteus Performance Management as vice-president.
Jonathan Jacob has joined Greystone Managed Investments Inc., as senior vice-president, investment strategy initiatives.
Andrew Forsyth has been appointed a senior vice-president in the Toronto office of PIMCO. Also in the Toronto office, Jafer Naqvi has been named vice-president.
Peter Wright has joined the investment consulting practice of Aon Hewitt as a vice-president.
John Zehner has been appointed head of global capital markets, withLaSalle Investment Management.
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