TORONTO, July 17,
2024 /CNW/ - John
Graham, President & CEO, Canada Pension Plan Investment
Board (CPP Investments) announced today two senior executive
leadership appointments.
Priti Singh is appointed
as Senior Managing Director & Chief Risk Officer (CRO),
effective immediately. In this role she will be responsible for our
global risk management functions, including incorporating risk
perspectives into all investment and operational processes. She
most recently served on the executive team as Senior Managing
Director & Global Head of Capital Markets and Factor
Investing.
Heather Tobin has been
promoted to Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Capital
Markets and Factor Investing, effective immediately. In this role,
she will be responsible for leading the External Portfolio
Management, Systematic Strategies, Investment Engineering &
Analytics and Strategy, Risk & Operations groups. She was
previously Managing Director, Head of Investment Portfolio
Management in the Office of the Chief Investment Officer,
responsible for active portfolio design and recommendations on
investment signals. She will join the organization's executive
team.
"These appointments position us well to continue building
long-term value for the CPP Fund. Priti's leadership, knowledge of
the Fund and experience in investment risk management have been
valuable to the CPP Investments' senior management team – all
attributes that position her well to step into the CRO role," said
John Graham, President & CEO.
"In addition, Heather's deep experience across multiple departments
in the organization makes her ideally suited to take on expanded
leadership roles. This promotion demonstrates the bench strength we
continue to cultivate throughout the organization."
After more than 30 years in risk management, Kristen Walters will be leaving CPP Investments
to be closer to home. Walters has made a significant contribution
in establishing the CRO role as a standalone function and setting
the enterprise risk strategy and we thank her for her service to
CPP Investments.
About CPP Investments
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments™) is a
professional investment management organization that manages the
Fund in the best interest of the more than 22 million
contributors and beneficiaries of the Canada Pension Plan. In order
to build diversified portfolios of assets, investments are made
around the world in public equities, private equities, real estate,
infrastructure and fixed income. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York
City, San Francisco, São
Paulo and Sydney, CPP Investments
is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan
and at arm's length from governments. At March 31, 2024, the Fund totalled $632.3 billion. For more information, please
visit www.cppinvestments.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram or
on X @CPPInvestments.
SOURCE Canada Pension Plan Investment Board