PE Firms
Stonebridge names Cam Di Giorgio and Daniel Simunac as co-CEOs
Stonebridge Financial Corporation appointed Cam Di Giorgio and Daniel Simunac as co-Chief Executive Officers, Cormac Mac Lochlainn as EVP. Robert M. Colliver, original co-founder, will transition to the role of Executive Chairperson.
Slate appoints Jeff Rodgers Managing Director, North American Infrastructure
Slate Asset Management appointed Jeff Rodgers as Managing Director, North American Infrastructure and Ryley Gartshore as Vice President to build out Slate’s infrastructure platform in North America
Fairfax names Peter Clarke new President
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH, FFH.U) named Peter Clarke, formerly VP & Chief Operating Officer, as new President of Fairfax and continuing as COO.
KingSett Capital names Rob Kumer President and CIO
Rob Kumer, CIO of KingSett Capital Inc., assumed President & CIO position, continuing to report to Jon Love who remains as Chief Executive Officer
Shane Feeney, CPP Investments’ Global Private Equity Head, joins Northleaf
Shane Feeney, Senior MD & Global Head of Private Equity for CPP Investments, joined Northleaf Capital Partners as Global Head of Secondaries
Wes Pringle joins Onex Partners as Head of Portfolio Operations
Onex Corporation (TSX: ONEX) appointed Wes Pringle as Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Operations for Onex Partners. Pringle will join Onex Partners in April and will be based in Toronto
Sagard launches middle-market private equity platform led by Marie-Claude Boisvert
Sagard Holdings hired Marie-Claude Boisvert and Patrick Daignault to launch its Canadian middle-market private equity platform
Desjardins Capital hires Marie-Hélène Nolet as COO from BDC
Marie-Hélène Nolet is joining Desjardins Capital, the fund manager for Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins (CRCD), as Chief Operating Officer (COO) from BDC
Fonds de solidarité appoints Christian G. Brosseau VP, Investment, Strategic Capital, Energy and Environment
Fonds de solidarité FTQ appointed Christian G. Brosseau as Vice-President, Investment, Strategic Capital, Energy and Environment.
Gérard Mounier appointed President of GNR Québec Capital
Xebec Adsorption and Fonds de solidarité FTQ capitalized GNR Québec Capital L.P. named Gérard Mounier as President and General Manager of GNR Quebec Capital Management Inc.
Tawfiq Popatia and Nigel Wright promoted to Senior Managing Directors of Onex Partners
Onex Corporation promoted Tawfiq Popatia and Nigel Wright, formerly Managing Directors of Onex Partners, to newly created positions, Senior Managing Directors of Onex Partners.
Mark Carney joins Brookfield as Vice Chair and Head of ESG and Impact Fund Investing
Mark Carney, former Governor of the Bank of England and Bank of Canada, joined Brookfield Asset Management as a Vice-Chair and Head of ESG and Impact Fund Investing.
Onex makes succession changes – Le Blanc becomes President; Munk becomes Vice Chair
Onex Corporation announced changes to Senior Managing Director team: Bobby Le Blanc becomes President; Anthony Munk becomes Vice-Chair; Seth Mersky will step back and become Vice-Chair of Gluskin Sheff; Christopher Govan will continue as CFO
Win Bear joins Kensington Capital Partners as MD Venture Capital
Win Bear, formerly SVB's Canadian Head of Business Development, joined Kensington Capital Partners investment team as Managing Director focused on the venture capital sector
ARC Financial names Brian Boulanger new CEO
ARC Financial appointed Brian Boulanger as new CEO, succeeding Lauchlan Currie who will serve along with founder Kevin Brown as co-Chair. ARC also promoted Jackie Forrest, Kent Foster, Jeremy Gackle, and Duane Schellenberg to Managing Directors.
Pierre Lavallée and Janice Fukakusa leave Canadian Infrastructure Bank
Pierre Lavallée stepped down as President & CEO of Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), effective immediately. Michael Sabia, former CEO of CDPQ, will become new Chair effective April 15, 2020, replacing Janice Fukakusa.
Walter Global Asset Management hires Julie Lalonde as Managing Partner
Julie Lalonde, formerly EVP of Strategic Investment Partnerships of Fiera Capital, joined Walter Global Asset Management (WGAM) as managing partner
Former Fiera Capital EVP Martin Dufresne joins Walter Global Asset Management as President
Walter Global Asset Management hired Martin Dufresne, former EVP at Fiera Capital, as its President and Managing Partner.
