Sheriff joins CPPIB

Karen Sheriff, president and CEO of Halifax-based Bell Aliant Inc., has been appointed to the board of directors of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the appointment in early October. The federal government selects directors of the CPPIB from a list of candidates submitted by a joint federal/provincial nominating committee. The CPPIB is responsible for investing the Canada Pension Plan’s investment funds to serve the best interests of CPP contributors and beneficiaries. Sheriff has been selected by the Women’s Executive Network as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women and was named to the Top 100 Women Hall of Fame in 2007.

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