Keith Smith has joined Brookfield Asset Management as senior vice-president of its private funds group.
He will be based in Toronto and be responsible for coverage of Brookfield’s Canadian institutional investor clients.
Smith joins Brookfield from General Electric, where he was president of GE Asset Management Canada and responsible for a multi-strategy platform with more than $5 billion of assets under management.
He will assume client coverage from Brookfield senior vice-president Eric Bonnor, who is moving to Brazil to manage investor relations and fundraising in Brookfield’s Brazilian investments.
“Brookfield has deep ties to the Canadian investor community, and we are delighted that Keith has joined the firm to build on our franchise in our home market,” says Leo van den Thillart, managing partner in Brookfield’s private funds group.