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Oxford names HOOPP's Eric Plesman CEO as Daniel Fournier exits

Ontario pension OMERS’ real estate arm brings in Plesman, a former exec and now HOOPP’s real estate chief, to take over from exec chair Fournier.

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North America’s decade of record investment and volatility

The region has remained the top global real estate destination over the past 10 years, despite a series of recent shocks.

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Oxford Properties’ M7 stake sale ‘was always the plan’

With a divestment to AustralianSuper, the Canadian pension investor is executing a long-term plan to achieve scale in European logistics.

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Oxford makes North America, Europe leadership changes

The Toronto-based pension giant promoted Randy Hoffman to head of US and Tyler Seaman to head of Canada, among several other moves.

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The GI 100 investors turning to disposals

Certain investors on PERE’s ranking have attributed their shrinking real estate allocations to sales.

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Oxford Properties names first-ever chief investment officer

The newly created role is part of the investor's revamped leadership structure under new executive chair Daniel Fournier.

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OMERS lures ex-Ivanhoé Cambridge CEO to lead Oxford

The Toronto-based pension plan will retain Michael Turner to focus on US-specific strategies.

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RE one of OMERS' top-performing asset classes

The asset class's performance declined from in 2016 from the previous year, when it posted a 15.3 percent return.

Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System contact information

Offices

marker iconEY Tower, 900-100 Adelaide St W, Toronto, M5H 0E2, Canada
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Contacts

NameJob titleLocationEmail
user imageMs. Celine Chiovitti
Job titleChief Pension Officer
LocationToronto, Canada
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user imageBlake Hutcheson
Job titleChief Executive Officer
LocationToronto, Canada
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user imageMr. Michael Kelly
Job titleChief Legal and Sustainability Officer
LocationToronto, Canada
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user imageMr. Michael Block
Job titleHead of Private Capital
LocationToronto, Canada
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Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System fund commitments

Known fund commitments: 2

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The GI 100 returns to growth

PERE’s investor ranking has recorded its highest-ever aggregate allocation to private real estate. But its growth says more about asset repricing than increased activity.

Oxford’s McNamara to join British Land as CEO

The Canadian pension investor’s head of Europe had also assumed oversight of the Asia-Pacific region just last month.

Beyond BGO: Sonny Kalsi’s final act

The industry veteran has just agreed to the biggest job of his financial career. He expects it to be his last.

Is the Maple 8’s real estate dominance on the wane?

The turnover of property chiefs at Canada’s largest pensions coincides with the investors’ declining allocations to the asset class.

Starwood's Sternlicht on ESR privatization: ‘Our goal here is to clean it up’

Starwood Capital's chairman and CEO anticipates the transaction will ‘create very high returns’ for the mega-manager’s Fund XII.

ESR’s $7bn privatization sparks leadership overhaul

One high-level external hire is former Starwood co-head of Europe David Matheson, who previously sat on the board of ESR.

ESR sells one-third of stake in Cromwell Property Group

ESR will remain Cromwell’s largest shareholder, retaining a 19.9% shareholding, after selling 10.8% in a block trade.

CPP Investments' long-serving Asia real estate boss retires

Having been with the firm for over 16 years, Phua has passed his role to another senior executive within the team.