Senior Vice-President, Private Investments

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 CPP Investment Board, André managed a combined private equity portfolio in excess of $3 billion 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.

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Alain Carrier
Managing Director (Europe), Private Investments

Alain provides leadership for the CPP Investment Board’s Private Investments department in Europe. 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 15 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) 203-205-3434

John B. Breen
Vice-President and Head of Funds & Secondaries

John leads the growth of global private equity fund activities in the Private Investments Department. 

John has more than 25 years of experience in corporate finance and private equity, most recently as a Managing Partner of MWI Partners, a private equity fund based in Toronto. He has also held a number of senior positions for CIBC in Chicago, New York and Toronto, including his position as a founding member of CIBC Wood Gundy Capital, a leading Canadian merchant banking operation. Mr. Breen has also served on a number of Boards of Directors of both public and private corporations, including AltaGas Income Trust, a Canadian energy services business. He has also been active in charitable organizations such as the Foundation Fighting Blindness.

John holds a B.Comm (Honours) from Queen’s University.

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Jennifer Kerr, Senior Principal

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in December 2004, Jennifer worked at MWI & Partners, a Canadian middle market buyout fund, and Merrill Lynch & Co. in investment banking in Toronto and structured finance in London.

Jennifer holds a B.Comm. from McGill University.

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Suyi Kim, Senior Principal
(Hong Kong Office)

Suyi was most recently at Teachers' Private Capital working on investment commitments in Asia, Europe and the U.S. Prior to that, she was with The Carlyle Group Asia LBO fund, McKinsey & Co. and Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Asia.

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

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Stephanie Leaist, Senior Principal

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board, Stephanie was principal of Ludwick & Leaist Inc., a corporate communications firm and Lexacom Capital Corporation. She also practised corporate/commercial and securities law with McCarthy Tétrault, and earned her Chartered Accountant designation with Coopers & Lybrand.

Stephanie holds her B.Comm. and law degrees from the University of Toronto.

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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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Yann Robard, Senior Principal
(London Office)

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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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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Julie Gray, 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.

+1 416-874-5194

Henry Zhang, Associate
+1 416-874-5439

Tori Maden, Analyst
+1 416-868-5078

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Principal Investing Contacts

Jim is responsible for CPPIB’s direct 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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Peter Chen, Senior Principal, Hong Kong Office

Peter is responsible for leading the private equity principal investing activities in Asia.

Peter joined CPPIB from Bain Capital, where he was Principal and a founding member of Bain Capital Asia. He was previously General Manager at General Electric Corporate Financial Services in Taiwan with Greater China leadership responsibilities.

Peter received his MBA from Harvard Business School, and BSBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill including Japanese studies at Keio University in Tokyo.

+852-3973-8730

Jeff Donahue, Senior Principal

Jeff is responsible for developing and leading the private equity principal investing activities focused on extraction industries including oil and gas and mining.

 Prior to joining CPPIB, Jeff 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. 

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Tony Morgan, Senior Principal

Prior to joining CPPIB, Tony was a Partner at private equity firm Alchemy Partners in London. Previously, he was Investment Manager at Permira in London and spent several years as a management consultant with Mitchell Madison Group.

Tony holds a Master's of Business Administration from Harvard Business School where he was a Fulbright Scholar and an M.Eng in Manufacturing Engineering from Cambridge University.

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Ryan Selwood, Senior Principal

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.

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

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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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Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in January 2007, Michael worked at Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance, where he advised middle market clients on mergers, acquisitions, and financings.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University and is a CFA Charterholder.

+44 (0) 203-205-3456

Hafiz Lalani, Principal

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.

+1 416-868-5029

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.

+1 416-868-5043

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Infrastructure Contacts

Graeme Bevans
Vice-President and Head of Infrastructure

Graeme is responsible for leading the development of the infrastructure portfolio in the Private Investments department.

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board, he was most recently the head of infrastructure at Industry Funds Management (IFM), an investment funds management company, and Executive Director at Copernican Securities, both located in Melbourne, Australia.

Graeme has over 25 years of international experience in corporate banking and infrastructure investing.

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Alan Kadic, Senior Principal

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board in February 2007, Alan worked as a member of Macquarie Bank Limited’s corporate finance team in Toronto. Previously, he worked with ING Barings in Amsterdam, and with McCormick Rankin, an engineering consulting firm, in Toronto.

Alan holds an M.B.A. from Nijenrode University, and a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University. He is also a registered professional engineer.

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Bruce Hogg, Senior Principal

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,Senior Principal
(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) 203-205-3438

Daniel Fetter, Senior Principal

Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in April 2006, Dan Worked as a Senior Consultant at TELUS and as an Associate at the Boston Consulting group in Toronto.

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

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Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in October 2007, Andrew worked in the Energy Investment Banking group at RBC Capital Markets in Calgary, Alberta and in the Business Development group at Pengrowth Energy Trust.

Andrew holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and a BA, Finance from Michigan State University.

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Prior to joining CPP Investment Board in January 2006, Jeff worked as an associate at BMO Nesbitt Burns in the Power & Utilities investment banking group in Toronto.

Jeff holds an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario).

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Andrew Hay, 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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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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Robert Wall, Principal

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.

+44 203 205 3466

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Private Debt Contacts

Mark Jenkins
Vice-President and Head of Private Debt

Mark oversees the CPPIB's multi-faceted global private debt investment program. Most recently, he was Managing Director, Co-Head of Leveraged Finance Origination and Execution for Barclays Capital in New York. Prior to that, he spent over 10 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

Prior to joining the CPP Investment Board, David was a partner and portfolio manager at GoldenTree Asset Management.  David founded and ran GoldenTree’s London office and was responsible for their European investments.  Prior to that, David worked at Morgan Stanley for 10 years where he worked in their Mergers and Acquisitions department, Investment Banking in Hong Kong and finally in Fixed Income, where he was Associate Director of High Yield Research and a multi-year Institutional Investor All-Star analyst in the Media, Satellite and Cable sectors.

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

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Andrew Edgell, 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

Adam Vigna, Principal

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

Laura Heaphy, Analyst
+1 416-874-5397

Min Teo, Analyst
+1 416-874-5356

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