Meridian Credit Union is appointing Jennifer Stassen as senior well-being and retirement specialist. In her new role, Stassen will contribute to advancing Meridian’s well-being, benefits and pension strategy to deliver on the commitment of fostering a supportive, healthy and balanced environment, according to a press release. Read: Niagara Casinos gambles with innovative pension communications Stassen […]
The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board is appointing Wendy Berman as chair, effective May 5. Berman is a former vice-chair of the Ontario Securities Commission and, most recently, she was a partner and head of the national securities litigation group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. She succeeds Bruce Marchand, who served as interim chair at the CSSB. […]
Donna Mathieu, vice-president and chief financial officer at NAV Canada, is retiring, effective Oct. 31, 2025. She joined NAV Canada in 2003 and became CFO in January 2022 following progressively senior roles. During her time at the organization, she provided executive leadership and direction to NAV Canada’s finance department, overseeing the company’s pension plan and […]
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is appointing Caroline Vermette as senior vice-president and chief financial officer and Alexandre Roy as senior vice-president and chief risk officer. Vermette brings more than 20 years of financial leadership to the investment organization. Most recently, she was senior vice-president of internal audit at the National Bank of Canada. […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is appointing Alexander Fraser as executive vice-president and global head of private equity, effective March 17. He’ll succeed Michael Graham, who retired from the position earlier this year, and will oversee the OMERS’ global private equity business, which manages roughly $27.5 billion in assets. Most recently, Fraser was a […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Ben Meng as managing director and head of investment portfolio management, effective immediately. Most recently, Meng was executive vice-president, chair of Asia-Pacific and the executive sponsor of sustainability at Franklin Templeton. Prior to that, he was chief investment officer at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. Read: […]
Rio Tinto Group is appointing Ayman Alvi as general manager of benefits. Alvi was previously vice-president of global pension and benefits at Scotiabank. Prior to that, he was a senior manager and consulting actuary at KPMG in Canada, a manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, an actuarial associate at WTW and a senior pension specialist at Fidelity Canada. […]
Innovative Medicines Canada is appointing Patrick Hupé as vice-president of government and stakeholder relations. He brings more than 25 years of experience in medical technology and life sciences, including senior roles at Medtronic, Pfizer Inc. and Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. According to a press release, Hupé has led high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams and executed large-scale initiatives to […]
The Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. is appointing Brendon LeLievre as senior manager of business development, effective Feb. 5, 2025. In the new role, he’ll be tasked with engaging potential private sector employers to join the province’s $8.2 billion Public Service Superannuation Plan. Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. assets increase to $13.7BN in fiscal 2024 […]
The Alberta Pension Services Corp. is appointing Javier Lozano as vice-president of information services and technology, effective Feb. 3, 2025. Lozano has more than two decades of leadership experience in technology and previously served as vice-president of technology and innovation at East Coast Credit Union and vice-president of technology at Northern Savings Credit Union. Read: […]