Oxford Properties, the real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, is appointing Sara Queen as executive vice-president and head of the U.S., effective July 20, 2026. Based in New York, she’ll oversee the strategic leadership, performance and growth of Oxford’s U.S. business, which manages approximately US$19 billion in assets and accounts for […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Feifei Wu as senior managing director of investment technology and applied intelligence, effective immediately. In the role, Wu will oversee the organization’s AI strategy and collaborate with investment leaders to ensure technology enables key business outcomes. She’ll report to Terry Hickey, chief technology officer at the Ontario Teachers’. […]
The Global Risk Institute’s Sonia Baxendale is stepping down as president and chief executive officer later this year after nearly eight years in the role. She’ll remain in the position until a successor is named to ensure continuity during the transition, according to a press release. Read: ‘The rules of the game are changing’: DB pension […]
An article on what steps employers should consider before announcing a return-to-office mandate was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. What employers should consider before implementing a return-to-office mandate 2. EY Canada supporting employee well-being with […]
The Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan is appointing Marie Desrochers as vice-president of strategy and enablement. Prior to joining the TTC Pension Plan, Desrochers held a series of progressive roles in Sun Life Financial Inc.’s defined benefit pension plan solutions practice, including assistant vice-president of client relationships, director of client relationships and associate director. Read: […]
The Canada Post Corp. pension plan is appointing Ozlem Teksin as general manager and head of investment operations and investment technology. In the expanded role, she’ll be responsible for investment operations, performance reporting, governance and compliance and investment systems while leading a team that supports the execution of the plan’s investment strategy and the day‑to‑day […]
Fondaction and the Bâtirente and Fondaction Combination is appointing as Stéphan Morency as president and chief executive officer, effective April 13, 2026. He was previously executive vice-president of strategy and planning at Fondaction in 2024 and served as chief investment officer at the organization from 2019 to 2024. Morency’s appointment concludes a two-year leadership transition […]
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 […]
CPP Investments is appointing David Colla as senior managing director and global head of credit investments, effective April 1, 2026. Colla joined CPP Investments in 2010 and most recently led the capital solutions group. During his tenure, he has overseen the expansion of the Americas leveraged finance and structured credit businesses and has played a […]
The Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan is preparing for a leadership transition, with Alison McKay set to retire as chief executive officer on June 26, 2026, after 18 years of service. During McKay’s tenure, the Regina-based DB plan more than doubled in size, grew its membership by 35 per cent, implemented a new funding policy […]