Sun Life Financial has appointed Stevan Lewis as senior vice-president of digital transformation. The newly created role focuses on the company’s use of digital, data and analytics to develop new options for employers. “We’ve had tremendous success in making it easier for clients to connect with Sun Life using innovative technologies to enhance their experiences […]
Russell Investments has named Michelle Seitz its new chief executive officer. Based at the global asset manager’s headquarters in Seattle, Seitz succeeds Len Brennan, who will serve as chairman of the firm until the end of 2017 when he’ll become a strategic advisor to Russell Investments. Seitz will also become chairman of the board effective […]
Yvon Charest, president and chief executive officer of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc., was among a number of individuals inducted into the Order of Canada at a ceremony last week. The notice accompanying Charest’s appointment as an officer of the Order of Canada noted “his achievements as a senior business executive and for his […]
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP has appointed Stephanie Kalinowski as the new chair of its pension, benefits and executive compensation group. With nearly 20 years of experience, she has recently been focusing on pension reform in various jurisdictions, target-benefit plans, plan mergers and asset transfers. Kalinowski is also chair of the Ontario regional council […]
Cubic Health Canada Inc. has appointed Ellen Brooks as vice-president of benefit plan solutions. In the new role, Brooks will be responsible for helping the organization’s plan sponsor clients in their analytics-driven strategic planning and plan design changes. With nearly 20 years of experience in the industry, Brooks was most recently director of client relationships […]
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. has appointed Matthew Streeter as vice-president of defined contribution and retirement. With 16 years of investment management and banking experience, Streeter joins the company’s institutional team in Toronto. Previously, he worked as a senior capital markets strategist at FinancialCAD Corp. He has also held development and consultant roles at the Bank of […]
The Alberta Pensions Services Corp. will have a new leader this month when Darwin Bozek takes on the role of president and chief executive officer. Bozek, who joins the organization on Aug. 21, is currently a senior assistant deputy minister at Alberta Treasury Board and Finance. Previous roles include serving as Alberta’s controller from 2012-16 […]
Russell Investments Canada Ltd. has appointed Andrew Kitchen as managing director, institutional Canada. In the new role, Kitchen will bring the firm’s multi-asset investment outsourcing solutions, implementation services and strategic advice to Canadian institutional investors. He will also provide strategic direction on best practices in governance, implementation and investment options to the firm’s clients. Read: […]
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s chief investment officer has left the organization to pursue other career opportunities. The move by Daniel Garant comes less than one month after the pension fund reported a 12.8 per cent return for its 2017 fiscal period, a significant increase from the previous year when it earned a one […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s head of corporate governance has been appointed to the board of the International Corporate Governance Network. Paul Schneider has led the corporate governance function at Ontario Teachers’ since 2010. Prior to that role, Schneider was director of research at the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, joining the organization in 2003. […]