The infrastructure arm at the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is appointing Luca Lupo as senior managing director and head of Europe, effective immediately.

Lupo joined the OMERS in 2022 as part of the infrastructure team. In this new role he will lead the regional team based in London and will oversee regional origination activities and the platform’s management of its investments in Europe, according to a press release.

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In addition to his knowledge of the European markets and the investment organization’s portfolio, Lupo is highly respected by portfolio company management teams, advisers and investment partners, said Michael Hill, executive vice-president and global head at the OMERS Infrastructure, in a press release.

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