Ontario Pension Board appoints new chair to board of directors

The Ontario Pension Board has appointed Geri Markvoort as chair of its board of directors.

Patricia Croft, who was the acting chair until a permanent chair was appointed, will remain on the board as vice-chair and chair of the investments committee.

With more than 40 years of experience as a human resources executive and director at large organizations in a number of sectors, Markvoort first joined the OPB’s board in 2015. Most recently, she served as chair of the HR committee and as a member of the governance committee.

Previous roles include: director of HR at KPMG Global and executive director of HR at KPMG in Canada; vice-president of HR at CIBC World Markets and director of HR at Jannock.

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