The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has promoted Jo Taylor to senior managing director, international, effective Jan. 1, 2017.
Taylor, who joined Ontario Teachers’ in 2012, is currently regional managing director, Europe, Middle East and Africa and is head of the London, England office. In his new role he will have oversight responsibility for Ontario Teachers’ international operations presence in London and Hong Kong.
Since Nicole Muscicco was moved to the role of senior vice-president of public equities in October this year, Taylor will also be interim head of the Asia Pacific region, Musicco’s former role. He will lead the search, currently underway, for the new regional managing director, Hong Kong, to report to him.
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“Jo is uniquely qualified for this role,” said Bjarne Graven Larsen, the pension fund’s chief investment officer. “He has an innate understanding of relationship building and the global nature of today’s investment environment. He has earned the respect of our partners around the world by delivering value, and is committed to building our global strategy and presence.”