Medavie Blue Cross has appointed Marc Avaria as vice-president of product and disability management. In the new role, Avaria will lead the development of new products for the insurer’s group and individual businesses with a focus on digital options and pharmacy benefit management functions. He will also help advance Medavie Blue Cross’ disability management business and […]
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario has appointed Nicole Musicco as its senior managing director of private markets, effective Jan. 7, 2019. Musicco will join IMCO from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, where she was most recently the senior managing director of the plan’s public equities group. Since joining Ontario Teachers’ in 2002, Musicco’s previous roles include managing […]
Accompass Inc. has appointed David McDonald as a consultant in its benefits and health practice. With five years in the industry, McDonald was previously a senior analyst in health and group benefits at Willis Towers Watson. He was also an actuarial intern at SCOR and the New York Life Insurance Co. “David is a perfect fit for our team and […]
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has named François Lecavalier as head of project development, effective Dec. 3, 2018. Lecavalier will head up a team responsible for advising public proponents of infrastructure projects, incubating new projects, building and maintaining a national inventory of new infrastructure projects and arranging global best practices on the development of new infrastructure. […]
The OPSEU Pension Trust’s board of trustees has appointed Tim Hannah as its new chair. Having most recently served as vice-chair, he is replacing Vicki Ringelberg, who will remain on the board. Hannah is a senior environmental officer with the ministry of the environment, conservation and parks, as well as a union activist. Read: Ontario Teachers’ makes three […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is making three changes to its team through internal promotions. Steve Saldanha will be managing director of portfolio management and asset allocation. He joined the pension fund in 2006 and was previously director of global tactical asset allocation for the capital markets team. Jacky Lee will be managing director of portfolio analytics and […]
Mercer is promoting Louis Gagnon, its chief executive officer for Canada, to U.S. and Canada region president, with Jaqui Parchment moving into his former role. “A thriving U.S. and Canada region is crucial to our overall performance as a firm, and Louis’s extensive experience makes him ideal for this position,” said Martine Ferland, Mercer’s group president, in […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has appointed Kelly Shen as senior managing director and chief technology and data officer. “Together with her team, Kelly will further develop CPPIB’s technology and data strategy, which will help us advance operational efficiency by streamlining processes and automation,” said Mark Machin, chief executive officer of the CPPIB, in a press […]
Three new senior appointments at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan include new roles for Gillian Brown, Danilo Simonelli and Saurabh Rastogi. Brown will lead the pension fund’s capital markets group as senior managing director. The team manages total fund exposure to a number of asset classes, including equity, fixed income, credit and inflation sensitive. Since joining the Ontario Teachers’ in 1995, Brown has […]
Great-West Life Inc. has appointed Jeff Macoun as president and chief operating officer for Canada. Macoun is filling the role following the announcement that Stefan Kristjanson, the organization’s current president and chief operating officer for Canada, is retiring on Dec. 31, 2018. “On behalf of the board of directors and the entire organization, I want […]