The board is responsible for the stewardship of the CPP Investment Board, including oversight of management. As fiduciaries, the directors are required to act honestly and in good faith in the best interests of CPP contributors and beneficiaries. They must exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. Directors must use their specialist knowledge in carrying out their duties and are subject to higher standards of care in areas that relate to their expertise.
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Gail Cook-Bennett
Chairperson
Appointed in October 1998 and in April 2002. Reappointed in November 2005.
Economist. Previously held academic positions at the University of Toronto and senior executive positions at Bennecon Ltd. and the C.D. Howe Institute, Montréal. Director of Manulife Financial Corporation, Petro-Canada and Emera Inc.
Member: investment (chair) and governance committees.
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Robert M. Astley
Appointed in September 2006
Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. Former president of Sun Life Financial Canada, former president and CEO of Clarica Life Insurance Company. Director of the Bank of Montreal. Member of the Dean's Advisory Council, Laurier School of Business and Economics and a Leader-in-Residence for the Conference Board Council on Leadership Insights. Former Chair of the Board of Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association and former Chair of the Board of Wilfrid Laurier University
Member: committee memberships to be announced shortly.
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Germaine Gibara
Appointed in November 2002. Reappointed in November 2005.
Chartered Financial Analyst. Founding president and chief executive officer of Avvio Management Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in strategic planning and the commercialization of technology. Previously held senior positions with the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, TAL Global Asset Management Inc. and Alcan Aluminum Ltd. Director of SunLife, Lean Enterprise Institute (Boston) and Pechiney (France). Co-chair of the board of the Institute for Research on Public Policy. Former director of the Economic Council of Canada.
Member: investment, human resources and compensation, ad hoc and governance committees.
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Peter K. Hendrick
Appointed in October 2004.
Chartered Accountant. Chartered Financial Analyst. Visual Artist. Former executive vice-president, investments and chief investment officer of Mackenzie Financial Corporation. Former vice-president and director of CIBC Wood Gundy Securities Inc. (now CIBC World Markets) in the Corporate Finance, Institutional Equity and Capital Markets divisions. Former lecturer at the Graduate School of Business Administration at Harvard University in the area of management and financial accounting.
Member: investment and audit committees.
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Jacob Levi
Appointed in October 1998. Reappointed in March 2001 and October 2004.
Actuary. Partner in Eckler Partners, actuarial consultants. Serves as external actuary to public sector pension plans and the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia. Former chairman of the workers' compensation committee of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.
Member: investment, audit and human resources and compensation committees.
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Philip MacDougall
Appointed in October 2004.
Fellow, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, President of MacDougall Consulting. Served as deputy minister in several departments in the province of Prince Edward Island, including the Department of Finance, the Department of Industry and Commerce, the Department of Health & Social Services and was a member of the Deputy Ministers Committee on the Canada Pension Plan. Previously held an executive position at the Workers Compensation Board of P.E.I.
Member: investment and governance committees.
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Helen M. Meyer
Appointed in October 1998. Reappointed in March 2001 and October 2004.
Financial executive. President of Meyer Corporate Valuations Ltd. Served in senior corporate finance positions with Merrill Lynch Canada, Morgan Bank of Canada and Dominion Securities Limited. Governor of the Cundill Funds. Former commissioner with the Ontario Securities Commission.
Member: investment, audit and human resources and compensation committees.
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Dale G. Parker
Appointed in October 1998. Reappointed in May 2002.
Corporate director. Former CEO of the British Columbia Financial Institutions Commission, Bank of British Columbia, and Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia. Director of Talisman Energy, Industrial Alliance Pacific Insurance and Financial Services, and Growth Works Ltd. Active in charitable and non-profit organizations.
Member: investment, audit, human resources and compensation and ad hoc committees.
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Mary C. Ritchie
Appointed in October 1998. Reappointed in March 2001 and October 2004.
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants. A senior member of Arnold Consulting Group Ltd., management consultants, Edmonton. Director of EPCOR Utilities, Alberta Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation, and Alberta Performing Arts Stabilization Fund. Member of the CICA Accounting Standards Oversight Council.
Member: investment and audit (chair) committees.
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Helen Sinclair
Appointed in March 2001. Reappointed in October 2004.
Financial executive. Founding chief executive officer of BankWorks Trading Inc., an electronic commerce and training company serving the financial sector. Formerly, president of the Canadian Bankers Association, and senior vice-president of Scotiabank. Director of TD Bank Financial group, McCain Capital Corporation, Superbuild Corporation and Transat A.T. Inc. Member of the Ontario Securities Act Advisory Committee and active in the United Way of Greater Toronto.
Member: investment and governance (chair) committees.
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Ronald E. Smith
Appointed in November 2002.
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia. Recently retired senior vice president and chief financial officer of Emera, Inc., a Halifax-based energy company. Former chief financial officer of Aliant Telecom Inc. and its predecessor, Maritime Telephone & Telegraph Inc. Director of Bangor Hydro Electric Company and CrossOff Inc. Serves as vice chair of the board of governors of Acadia University. Former national president of the Canadian Association for Community Living.
Member: investment, human resources and compensation (chair) and ad hoc committees.
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David Walker
Appointed in October 1998. Reappointed in May 2002.
Business executive. President of West-Can Consultants Ltd. Former professor of political science at the University of Winnipeg and former Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North-Centre, and parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Finance. Chief federal representative for federal, provincial and territorial consultations on the Canada Pension Plan. Chairman of Acsion Industries Inc. Director of St. Boniface Hospital and Manitoba Theatre Centre.
Member: investment, ad hoc (chair) and governance committees.
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