With more than 20 years experience in executing investment transactions, André is responsible for leading private equity investments in the CPP portfolio.
 
Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board, André managed a private equity portfolio in financial services, telecommunications, media, and entertainment sectors for another Canadian pension plan manager.
 
Before entering the private equity space, André spent several years with a leading telecommunications company mostly as a senior officer responsible for corporate development and legal affairs.
 
André started his career as a corporate lawyer with a major Canadian law firm and then a consultant for a European merger & acquisition consulting boutique. He earned his degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Ottawa.

André also serves as director of Anglian Water Group and IMS Health Inc.

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Paul Mullins, Vice President, Head of Portfolio Value Creation
(London Office)

Paul is responsible for leading the Portfolio Value Creation group, supporting management of the individual investments in creating value for the Private Investments portfolio.

Paul has over 16 years of experience in commercial and operational improvement. Paul was most recently part of the portfolio team at Permira Advisors LLP. Prior to this, he was a Partner and Managing Director at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he was head of the Private Equity practice for the UK and was responsible for advising firms on multiple transactions as well as driving strategy and operational change.

Paul holds an MA/MChem from the University of Oxford.

+44 (0) 20 3205-3490

James Bryce, Senior Principal
(London Office)

Prior to joining CPPIB,  James was a Managing Director and Investment Committee member at Royal Bank Equity Finance (the private equity arm of RBS) where he spent 10 years focused on private equity and infrastructure transactions.  Prior to RBS, James worked at JP Morgan Capital and Hambros Bank. 

James holds an M.A. (Theology) from the University of Oxford.

+44 (0) 20 3205 3519

Justain Bracken, Principal

Prior to joining CPPIB, Justain was a Principal and Chief of Staff for EMEA at BCG where he spent over 8 years in the Energy & Utilities, Industrial Goods, Media and Private Equity sectors. During this time he worked with senior executives in over 20 countries in Europe and North America to drive and manage commercial and strategic change.  Justain has also worked for NASA as a project manager on a satellite instrument program for 2 years and most recently as a director in his own senior advisory firm immediately before joining CPPIB.

Justain holds a D.Phil. from Oxford University in Atmospheric Physics, a 1st class Masters in Astrophysics from Cardiff University and is a UEFA qualified soccer coach.

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Jim Fasano, Vice President, Head of Funds, Secondaries & Co-Investments

Jim is responsible for CPPIB’s direct investments funds, secondaries and co-investments in private equity. He joined the CPP Investment Board in 2004 and has been a member of the Principal Investing group since its inception.

Prior to joining CPPIB in 2004, he worked in the Investment Banking group at Merrill Lynch & Co., focusing on companies in the media and telecommunications sectors. Previously, he was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions group at RBC Capital Markets and a Commissioned Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Royal Military College of Canada and an International Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

He currently serves on the boards of IMS Health, LHP Hospital Group and AWAS Aviation Capital.

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Jennifer Kerr, Vice President, Head of Funds

Jennifer has been a member of the Funds team since December 2004.  Prior to joining CPP Investment Board, Jennifer worked at MWI & Partners, a Canadian middle market buyout fund, and Merrill Lynch in investment banking in Toronto and structured finance in London.

Jennifer holds a B.Comm. from McGill University.

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Julie Gray, Senior Principal
           
Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in September 2007, Julie was a project leader at The Boston Consulting Group. During her time at BCG, Julie focused on corporate growth and turnaround strategies primarily in the financial services and consumer good sectors and worked with the firm in Canada, the US, the UK and Latin America.

Julie holds a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) from Queen’s University and an MBA from INSEAD.

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Jennifer Morais, Senior Principal

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in October 2005, Jennifer worked at OMERS Capital Partners in private equity. She also worked at CIBC World Markets and at Hatch Associates, a management consulting firm.

Jennifer holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and a B.Comm. from Laurentian University. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

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Michael Woolhouse, Senior Principal

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board, Michael was with TD Securities in investment banking in Toronto. Previously, Michael has also worked with the AXA Group in Tokyo, Bain & Company in Toronto and Hong Kong, and Salomon Brothers in New York.

Michael holds an MBA from Western Business School and a B. Comm from the University of Calgary.

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Megan Longo, Associate
+1 416-479-5584 

Tori Maden, Associate
(London Office)
+44 (0) 20 3205-3454

Philip Craig, Senior Analyst
(London Office)
+ 44 (0) 20 3205-3456 

Ran Mo, Analyst
+1 416-479-5889

Dasha Nechayevska, Analyst
(London Office)
+1 416-874-5302

George Weekes, Analyst
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Secondaries & Co-Investments Contacts

Yann Robard, Vice President, Head of Secondaries & Co-Investments

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board, Yann worked at Paul Capital Partners in private equity. He previously worked at CIBC World Markets and at JP Morgan Chase.

Yann holds a B. Comm from Dalhousie University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

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Private Equity Asia Contacts

Suyi Kim, Managing Director, Private Equity Asia
(Hong Kong Office)

Suyi is a founding senior member of CPPIB Asia and currently responsible for leading Private Investments in Asia with a focus on Funds & Secondaries.

Suyi joined CPPIB from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, where she focused on private equity funds & co-investments in Asia, Europe and the U.S. Prior to that, she was with The Carlyle Group making direct private equity investments in Asia. Suyi also worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Co. and an auditor at Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

She holds an MBA from Stanford and a BA from Seoul National University. She is also a Certified Public Accountant.

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Infrastructure Contacts

Alain Carrier, Managing Director-Europe & Head of Infrastructure

Alain is responsible for leading the Private Investments department in Europe and the global Infrastructure group. Based in London, England, he also assists in the overall development of the CPP Investment Board’s activities in the broader EMEA region.

Alain has more than 17 years of financial industry experience. Prior to joining CPPIB, Alain was most recently Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co. in their Investment Banking division in New York and London. Prior to that, he was an Associate at the New York-based law firm, Sullivan & Cromwell.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Laval University in Quebec City, a Masters in Law (D.E.S.S.) from the Sorbonne in Paris and a Masters in Law from Columbia University.

+44 (0) 20 3205-3434 

Bruce Hogg, Vice President, Head of Americas

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board in October 2007, Bruce led the private markets infrastructure team at OPTrust. Previously, he spent a number of years working with Macquarie Bank in London and Toronto in corporate finance after having worked in investment banking at RBC Dominion Securities.

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Andreas Koettering, Managing Director, Head of EMEA
(London Office)

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board in October 2008, Andreas worked for twelve years in investment banking for Citigroup and Schroders, providing M&A and capital markets advice to clients in the infrastructure and utilities sectors. He also held positions as principal investor at Siemens in Hong Kong and Germany, and as project finance banker at Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) in Frankfurt.

Andreas graduated from the London School of Economics with a Bachelor of Science (Econ) and went on to obtain an M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics and a D. Phil., both from Oxford University.

+44 (0) 20 3205-3438 

Andrew Darling, Vice President
(London Office)

Prior to joining the Infrastructure team at CPPIB Andrew was CEO of HBOS Canada. In a  banking career focused on international and corporate banking Andrew was: head of HBOS’s corporate finance activities in Continental Europe with teams in Germany, France, Spain, The Netherlands and Sweden and the bank’s European head of credit. Andrew also ran HBOS’s infrastructure equity fund.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers in Scotland.

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Daniel Fetter, Senior Principal

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in April 2006, Dan worked as a Senior Consultant at TELUS focusing on business turnarounds and corporate restructuring and, prior to that, was a management consultant at the Boston Consulting group in Toronto.

Dan holds an MBA from INSEAD and a MASc (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Toronto.

+1 416-868-4956 

Andrew Hay, Senior Principal

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in 2006, Andrew was a Director in KPMG’s Public and Infrastructure Finance practice in Toronto, where he advised government clients engaged in Public-Private Partnerships and infrastructure transactions.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Business Administration from York University.

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Prior to CPPIB, Etienne worked with Eastern Power Limited for the past nine years in various roles commencing as a design engineer then moving into the finance and development side of the business and was ultimately Manager, Finance.

Etienne holds a Master’s of Business Administration from INSEAD and a B.A. Sc in Mechanical Engineering with the University of Toronto.  He is also a registered professional engineer.

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Robert Wall, Senior Principal
(London Office)

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in July 2007, Robert worked as a Senior Engineer with Buro Happold Limited, Bath, United Kingdom. Previously he was an Engineer with Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand.

Robert holds an MBA from Queen’s University and a B. Engineering, Honors, Civil Engineering from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in May 2012, Craig worked as a Senior Director in KPMG’s Infrastructure Investment team in London, where he advised pension and infrastructure funds on secondary infrastructure transactions. 

Craig holds an Executive MBA from ENPC Paris and Bristol University,  and a B.Sc. in Maths and Operational Research from Lancaster University.  He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

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Prakul holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad, and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Delhi.

Caroline Rogers, Principal

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board at the start of 2008, Caroline was an investment professional working for a boutique U.K.-based hedge fund on their global water fund and Asia ex Japan fund. Previously, she worked in Hong Kong for Merrill Lynch as a regional utility analyst.

Caroline graduated from the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) and holds an M.A. Hons.

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Eric Szmurlo, Principal

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in 2009, Eric worked in the Energy Investment Banking group at RBC Capital Markets in Calgary and London, UK.

Eric holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA, Economics from Queen’s University. He is also a CFA Charterholder.

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Principal Investments Contacts

Mark Jenkins, Vice President, Head of Principal Investments

Mark oversees the CPPIB's multi-faceted global private debt and direct private equity investment programs. Previously, he was Managing Director, Co-Head of Leveraged Finance Origination and Execution for Barclays Capital in New York. Prior to that, he spent over 11 years at Goldman Sachs & Co. in senior positions within Fixed Income and Financing Groups in New York. He also held senior finance roles at Laidlaw Inc.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University and is a Chartered Accountant.

+1 416-874-5315 

Jeff Donahue, Vice President, Head of Natural Resources

Jeff is responsible for developing and leading CPPIB’s private equity activities focused on the natural resources industries including oil and gas, mining and agricultural lands.

Prior to joining CPPIB, he was Vice President, Strategy and Business Development at BHP Billiton PLC in London.  Previously, he had a range of senior corporate development roles at Enron Corp and spent several years as both an investment banker and consultant to natural resource companies.

Jeff holds an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.He also serves as a director on behalf of CPPIB for Black Swan Energy, Laricina Energy, Quantum Utility Generation, Seven Generations and Teine Energy.

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Shane Feeney, Vice President, Head of Direct Private Equity

Shane joins us from Bridgepoint Capital Limited in London. Prior to Bridgepoint, Shane was a partner and founding member of Hermes Private Equity’s direct investing business until its transition to Bridgepoint in 2009. He had also previously been an Associate Director with Morgan Grenfell Private Equity in London.

Shane has a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from INSEAD.

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Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board in November 2005, Erik held various positions at Bain & Company in Toronto and Paris. Previously, he was also part of the pension consulting practice at William M. Mercer.

Erik holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a B.Sc. in Actuarial Mathematics from Concordia University.

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Angus Selby, Senior Principal

Angus joins us as a Senior Principal to head up our Agriculture Investing Initiative. Previously he was a Principal and Portfolio Manager (Agriculture) at Altima Partners in London, and before that was a Vice-President at Morgan Stanley Commodities.He has also worked with a number of development organizations including Pegasys Strategy and Development and the World Bank.

Angus was a Beit Scholar at Oxford, where he graduated with a DPhil and MPhil in International Development, and also holds a BSc Hons (Agriculture) from London University.

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Ryan Selwood, Senior Principal
(London Office)

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board in July 2006, Ryan was a Vice-President at Merrill Lynch & Co. in the Financial Institutions Group in the Investment Banking Division in New York and Toronto. He currently serves on the boards of Dorna Sports S.L. and AWAS Aviation Capital.

Ryan holds his MBA and law degrees from York University and a BA from the University of Western Ontario.

+44 (0) 20 3205-3432

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in November 2007, Sam worked as a Consultant at Bain & Company.  Previously, Sam worked at CIBC World Markets and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Sam holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business and a B.Comm. from McGill University. He is also a CFA Charterholder and a Chartered Accountant.

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Hafiz Lalani, Principal
(London Office)

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in February 2006, Hafiz worked in the Technology, Media & Telecom investment banking group at CIBC World Markets. Prior to CIBC World Markets, Hafiz worked for Millennium Research Group, a boutique research and consulting firm focused in the medical device industry.

Hafiz holds a B. Comm from Queen’s University and is a CFA Charterholder.

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David Lubek, Principal

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in September 2008, David worked at CIBC World Markets in the Mergers & Acquisitions investment banking group.

David holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

+1 416-874-5358

Prasanna Ranganathan, Senior Analyst
+1 416-868-8577 

Richard Gao, Analyst
+1 416-479-5762 

David Greenwald, Analyst
+1 416-479-5522 

Mark Hu, Analyst
+1 416-479-5881

David Millar, Analyst
+1 416-479-5755

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Private Debt Contacts

Adam Vigna, Vice President, Head of Private Debt

Adam is responsible for CPPIB’s private debt investment program. He joined the CPP Investment Board in 2009 and has been a member of the Private Debt group since its inception.  Adam is a member of the Private Investments Investment Committee and Credit Investments Committee.

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board in February 2009, Adam was a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Americas Special Situations Group (“AmSSG”) in New York and Toronto.  In this role he was responsible for the group’s Canadian energy effort focusing on both debt and equity investments.  Before joining AmSSG, Adam worked in Goldman’s Investment Banking Division in New York where he was a part of their Financial Institutions Group (“FIG”). 

Adam holds a B. Comm from Queen’s University.

+1 416-874-5391

David holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was an all-conference rower.

+44 (0) 20 3205-3468

David Colla, Senior Principal

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board, David was a Senior Vice President in the Mezzanine Finance Group at Oaktree Capital Management in New York.  Prior to that, David was a Vice President at JPMorgan within its Leveraged Finance and Principal Investments groups in New York.

David holds an MBA from The Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and a BAH in Economics from Queen’s University.

+1 416-874-5375

Andrew Edgell, Senior Principal

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board, Andrew was Vice-President in the private debt and special opportunities fund at Fortress Investment Group in Toronto. Previously, he was a Vice-President with KPMG Transaction Advisory.

Andrew is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Business Valuator, and holds a B.Comm. from McGill University.

+1 416-874-5376

David MacNaughtan, Senior Principal

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board, David was the Executive Vice President and Co-Head of the Royalty Monetization Fund of DRI Capital (formerly Drug Royalty Corporation Inc.), a specialty finance company focused on royalty-based investments, where he sourced, negotiated and oversaw the due diligence on the acquisition of pharmaceutical royalty entitlements.  David was previously the Vice President of Business Development at Paladin Labs Inc., and an Investment Manager with Royal Bank Capital Corp. 

David obtained his MBA from the University of Toronto and graduated with a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University at Kingston.

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Bill Ammons, Principal
(London Office)

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board, Bill worked in the Restructuring and Leveraged Finance Groups at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London. Before joining Merrill Lynch in 2006, Bill worked in the Leveraged Finance Group at Wachovia.

Bill holds a Master of Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

+44 (0) 20 3205-3478

Mustafa holds a B.Comm, with distinction, from Queen’s University.

+1 416-479-5822

Manjot holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and International Business from The Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.

+44 (0)20 3205-3444

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board, Paul worked in the Americas Special Situations Group at Goldman Sachs & Co.  In this role, he reviewed and executed on a number of debt and equity investments in a variety of different industries.

Paul holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Queen’s University.

+1 416-874-5398

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