Digital health benefits platform League Inc. has appointed Kim Tabac as its chief people officer. In the short term, Tabac will focus on scaling the company’s team in Canada and the United States, serve as chair of the company’s advisory council and work with clients on benefits strategies that include mental health, diversity and inclusion […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has appointed Enrico Persicone as manager of pension policy. Previously, Persicone worked as a senior manager for BMO Canada’s pension program for it’s own employees, specializing in risk, policy, financial impacts and administration. He was also a senior tax associate in Ernst & Young’s talent and reward group. And he began his career in […]
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. has appointed Shane Clifford as its new senior managing director of alternative strategies. Reporting directly to Mat Gulley, executive vice-president and head of alternatives, Clifford will be responsible for focusing on the global growth strategy and business development for the firm’s alternatives business. “We are excited to welcome someone of Shane’s calibre to the […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has named Steve Buck as its new managing director of technology infrastructure. In the role, Buck will be responsible for developing and implementing the strategy, operation and ongoing improvement of the pension fund’s technology infrastructure. With more than 25 years of experience, Buck was most recently vice-president of infrastructure operations at […]
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. has appointed Sonal Desai as chief investment officer of its fixed income group, effective Dec. 31, 2018. With more than 10 years at the investment firm, Desai joined in 2009 as director of global macro research. Previously, she was an economist at Thames River Capital and director and senior economist at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein […]
Manulife Financial Corp. has appointed Pamela Kimmet to the role of chief human resources officer, effective Oct. 1. Kimmet most recently served as chief HR officer for Cardinal Health Inc. Previously, she led HR at Coca-Cola Ltd., Bear Stearns Companies Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc., and held strategic HR positions at Citigroup Inc. and General Motors Co. She has also […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has made two new appointments to its executive team. Gillian Brown, who joined the pension fund in 1995, is senior managing director of capital markets. Her previous roles at Ontario Teachers’ include equity trader, portfolio manager and managing director of insurance linked, credit and equity products. Read: OTPP posts 3.2% return for first […]
Aon has appointed Calum Mackenzie to the role of practice director of Canada investment consulting. Since joining Aon in 2007, Mackenzie has held a number of roles, including senior investment consultant, senior strategic consultant, principal consultant and, most recently, partner and head of investment for Canada. Prior to joining Aon, he was an analyst at Cushman and […]
Mercer is making some changes to its executive suite, with two newly created global roles. Martine Ferland, the company’s former president of Europe and Pacific and co-president of global health, is now group president. In the new role, Ferland’s focus will be driving global growth, with Mercer’s Canadian and U.S. presidents reporting to her. With more than 30 years of […]
Northern Trust Corp. has appointed Dan Houlihan to the newly-created position of head of asset servicing for the Americas. Houlihan will be responsible for leading the firm’s institutional investor business in the region, which includes public pensions, foundations, endowments and corporations. He will also continue in his role as regional head of global fund services, which […]