Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is appointing Melanie Jeannotte as the national president of its benefits services group in Canada. Prior to the new role, Jeannotte was area president of Western Canada for Gallagher’s benefits and human resources consulting practice. She also spent eight years as a managing partner at Vital Benefits Inc. in Calgary. […]
Russell Investments is appointing Peter Gunning as its global chief investment officer. Gunning had assumed the role on an interim basis when Jeff Hussey left the firm in October 2018. With 23 years of experience at Russell Investments, Gunning joined the Sydney office in 1996. He served as global chief investment officer in the U.S. headquarters in 2008 and then took on the […]
Accompass Inc., a division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., is appointing Sherry Shaw as a vice-president in its benefits and health practice. With 26 years of experience in the group benefits industry, Shaw was previously vice-president and local practice lead for health and benefits in Toronto at Aon. She was also an account executive at Sun Life Financial […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is appointing two executives to its global strategy team. Martin Coiteux will be chief economist and Charles Émond will take on the role of executive vice-president of Quebec and global strategic planning. “Mr. Coiteux and Mr.Émond have a deep understanding of Quebec and global markets,” said Michael Sabia, president and chief […]
Mercer Canada has appointed Carole Field as wealth business leader in Calgary. In the new role, she will focus on identifying and executing improvements to pension and other human resources programs in the province. Field joins Mercer from ATCO Group, where she was most recently vice-president of HR. Over a decade at the utilities company, she also held […]
Global asset manager MFS Investment Management has appointed Edward M. Maloney as chief investment officer, effective Jan. 1, 2019. Maloney will succeed Michael Roberge, who will continue at MFS as chief executive officer. In the new role, Maloney will lead a team of more than 200 global investment professionals and oversee investment research, portfolio management, trading and […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Steve McGirr as its new chair beginning January 2019. McGirr will replace Jean Turmel, the current chair, whose term expires at the end of the year. Serving as a board member since 2015, McGirr is currently chair of the governance committee, vice-chair of the investment committee and a […]
Assumption Mutual Life Insurance Corp. is appointing Sébastien Dupuis as president and chief executive officer following the retirement of André Vincent. Vincent will assume the role of senior advisor to Dupuis until he officially retires on June 30, 2019. With 17 years at the company, Dupuis has held a variety of roles, including director of finance, chief risk officer, […]
Express Scripts Canada is appointing Dr. Dorian Lo as president following Michael Biskey’s retirement from the position in the first quarter of 2019. Lo is a Canadian physician with international experience in health care, pharmacy and pharmacy benefits management. He’s currently managing director of group strategy and health care at Rajawali Corp., an investment holding company in […]
The Great-West Life Assurance Co., the London Life Insurance Co. and Canada Life Financial Corp. have appointed Brad Fedorchuk as executive vice-president for group customer. Since joining Great-West Life in 1994, Fedorchuck has held a variety of roles, including national accounts underwriting and leading technology strategy initiatives. Prior to the new role, he was senior vice-president of […]