The C.D. Howe Institute is re-appointing Leo de Bever, former chief executive officer of the Alberta Investment Management Corp., as a senior fellow. De Bever is currently a chairman of Nauticol Energy Ltd. in Calgary and senior advisor at Mountain Pacific Group LLC, an investment management company in Bellevue, WA. He has also worked at […]
Brenda Prysko has joined Aon Hewitt as a partner at the firm’s Calgary office. Prysko, with more than 30 years of experience as a consultant and actuary, joins the firm as a partner in its retirement practice. Her experience includes significant work in the area of public sector pensions. “Throughout her career, Brenda has emerged as […]
Goldblatt Partners LLP has hired three lawyers to expand its pension practice. Susan Philpott, Simon Archer and Clio Godkewitsch, who were all previously practising at Koskie Minsky LLP, will join the firm’s Toronto office. “Landing these three top-notch pension lawyers enriches our overall labour and employment practice and adds significant depth and expertise to our […]
Manulife Financial Corp. president and chief executive officer Donald Guloien has announced a plan to retire as of Sept. 30. With the move to retire, Roy Gori, who will become Manulife’s president on June 5, will succeed Guloien as chief executive officer and join the company’s board of directors as of Oct. 1. “Donald has had a respected career at Manulife […]
Kevin Hendershot has joined Mercer as a principal at its Toronto office. Hendershot’s previous experience includes client management roles at Accenture, Allstream Inc. and Microsoft Corp. “Kevin is a recognized leader with a strong track record in driving business initiatives through highly engaged teams and trusted client connections,” said Jaqui Parchment, senior partner and Toronto office leader at […]
Douglas Moodie has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of the Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. after serving in the role on an interim basis since October 2016. Read: N.S. Pension Services Corp appoints interim president and CEO “While serving as interim CEO, Doug has proven himself to be an exemplary leader with […]
LaSalle Investment Management has appointed Chris Lawrence as portfolio manager for its Canadian income and growth funds. Based in LaSalle’s Toronto office, Lawrence will oversee the investment strategy and overall portfolio management of the Canadian income and growth fund series, in partnership with Zelick Altman, executive chairman of Canada and fund president. With more than […]
Great-West Life Assurance Co. has created a new regional structure as part of the realignment of its group insurance and group retirement teams into a single organization. According to a notice from the organization, the new structure includes nine regions, focusing on firsthand knowledge of local markets. Read: Great-West Life restructures business into group and […]
Morneau Shepell Ltd. has new leadership as Stephen Liptrap took over as president and chief executive officer from Alan Torrie on Friday. Liptrap, who has been with Morneau Shepell since 2008, became the firm’s chief operating officer almost a year ago. In taking over the role, he emphasized several strategic areas during remarks at the […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Tamara Finch as managing director of portfolio management and Jeff Clark as managing director of business analysis and quality assurance. Finch joined Ontario Teachers’ in 2002 as a senior associate in private capital. Over the past 15 years, she’s held a number of roles in the pension fund’s […]