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Oxford Properties Group, the real estate investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, is appointing Eric Plesman as president and chief executive officer.

Plesman is replacing Daniel Fournier, who is stepping away from the leadership role at the investment organization effective Nov. 3. He’s rejoining the company after most recently serving as head of global real estate at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. Plesman first joined Oxford in 2011 and left the organization in 2021.

Read: OMERS appointing Daniel Fournier to lead Oxford Properties Group

Fournier’s extraordinary leadership has helped guide Oxford through an unprecedented time for real estate over the past three years, said Blake Hutcheson, president and chief executive officer at the OMERS, in a press release.

“[Plesman’s] impressive investment acumen and leadership skills make him the ideal person to build on Oxford’s 65-year legacy of investing in, developing and managing high-quality real estate on behalf of the 650,000 members of the OMERS pension plan.”

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