AIMA
Gary Ostoich is chair of the Alternative Investment Management Association – Canada. He is president of Spartan Fund Management which manages a multi-strategy hedge fund. He has been a prominent figure in the Canadian hedge fund industry for many years, originally as a lawyer in the early 1990s when the Canadian alternatives market was in its infancy. He has been associated with AIMA Canada since it was established in 2003 and played an integral role in its founding as one of the organization’s initial executive committee members. 

Cordiant
Graeme Johnson is managing director of Cordiant. He will lead its investor relations group and participate in the investment process. Previously, he worked for the Deutsche Bank Group as managing director, head of Europe, in the private equity funds group.  

CPPIB
Poul Winslow is vice-president and head of external portfolio management in the public market investments group at the CPP Investment Board. He leads the team responsible for selecting and managing relationships with external managers across a wide range of active mandates. Previously, he was chief investment officer of fund and manager selection at Nordea Investment Management.  

Eckler
Chris Brisebois is an investment consultant in Eckler Ltd.’s Toronto, ON, office. He has 15 years of actuarial, pension, and investment management experience, and has worked for a large cross-section of clients including corporate, public sector and not-for-profit organizations, as well as multi-employer pension plans. 

Integra
Ron Sinnaeve is vice-president, operations, for Integra GRS. He is responsible for all operational and administrative teams, client member service support, the recordkeeping technology that supports the business and related risk management, and governance. Prior to joining the firm, he was actively engaged in the pension software industry.  

IPP
Mark Crawford is a vice-president at IPP INC., an actuarial consulting firm that specializes in the design and implementation of individual pension plans. Throughout his career, he has assumed senior roles for several large actuarial and benefit consulting firms. Most recently, he was manager of pension benefits for a large private employer. 

Legg Mason
Irene Goryn is director with Legg Mason Canada's client service and marketing team, based in Toronto, ON. Most recently, she led the investment consulting arm of CIBC Asset Management's investment manager due diligence team.  

NT Global Advisors
David Lester is head of the institutional sales for asset management at NT Global Advisors, Inc., Canada. Previously with SEI Investments, his primary focus will be on manager-of-managers investment products including total investment management and administrative outsourcing solutions for Canadian pension plans, charitable organizations, and other institutions.

OMERS
Mark Redman is senior managing director, Europe, of OMERS Private Equity, a division of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. He will oversee the division’s direct investment strategy in Europe and will establish and lead the investment team in the sourcing, execution, and post-acquisition management of direct private equity transactions.  

PIMCO
Jafer Naqvi is senior associate in the Toronto, ON, office of PIMCO Canada. In this newly-created role, he will service institutional clients and investment consultants. He was previously with Hewitt Associates’ investment consulting practice.