The International Centre for Pension Management is making two new appointments to its management team, effective immediately. Adrian Trollor will move into the role of managing director. Most recently, he was head of portfolio delivery at NSW Treasury Corporation, where he oversaw the investment of roughly US$80 billion worth of client portfolios within a $110 […]
An article on the federal government’s notification to public employees on early retirement options was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Government sending early retirement info to nearly 70,000 public employees 2. CIBC appointing Yvonne Dimitroff […]
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is appointing Yvonne Dimitroff as executive vice-president and chief human resources officer, effective Jan. 1, 2026. In the role, she’ll be responsible for leading the bank’s HR functions and fostering workplace culture, according to a press release. Since 2014, Dimitroff has held several HR leadership roles at CIBC across […]
Evan Siddall, the former chief executive officer of the Alberta Investment Management Corp., has been appointed vice-chair capital markets division at the Bank of Montreal, according to a report by the Financial Post. It noted Siddall will guide the bank’s industry coverage teams across geographies in an advisory capacity. Read: Leadership changes at the AIMCo […]
The Royal Bank of Canada is appointing Rosemary Hatnay as vice-president of total rewards delivery. She previously worked at Scotiabank, where she held a series of roles including, most recently, vice-president of global payroll and total rewards solutions. Prior to that, she was Scotiabank’s vice-president of global total rewards solutions and operational effectiveness and director […]
The Ontario Pension Board is appointing Joanna Carson as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 10. In the role, she’ll oversee the OPB’s corporate finance, procurement, enterprise risk management and pension payroll functions. Carson will take over the role from Armand de Kemp, who’s retiring this year. Read: OPB appointing Andrew Tambone as CIO She previously […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Christopher Metrakos as executive managing director of infrastructure and natural resources, effective immediately. In this role, he’ll be responsible for guiding strategy, portfolio and asset management activities globally. Metrakos joined the Ontario Teachers’ in 2014 and was most recently its senior managing director of natural resources. Read more People […]
The Saskatchewan Pension Plan is appointing Chad Hilton as chief executive officer, effective Oct. 20. Hilton brings more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience in the financial services sector and, most recently he was regional vice-president at the Bank of Montreal. Read: Getting to know Shannan Corey and the Saskatchewan Pension Plan He succeeds […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Dale Burgess executive managing director of equities, effective immediately. Burgess has been at the investment organization since 1996 and has already been in this role on an interim basis since February, overseeing the equities investment department globally. Read: Ontario Teachers’ names Kevin Kerr as executive managing director, portfolio […]
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employee Trust is appointing Trevor Cartlidge as chief pension officer and vice-president of funding and innovation. In the new role, Cartlidge will oversee funding strategy, actuarial oversight and innovation in pension service delivery. Most recently, he was deputy chief actuary of pensions at the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. […]