Gignac had served as chief economist at Quebec City-based firm since 2012
Suyi Kim most recently served as the pension plan’s head of Asia Pacific
CPPIB veteran Andrew Hay is taking the new role
Patrick Pichette is a partner with Inovia Capital, which participated in Wealthsimple’s latest fundraising round
The firm announced three new hires in its Western offices
Sharon Kozicki will take on the role on Aug. 2
Anna Murray will oversee ESG investment strategies for the firm’s institutional clients
The OSFI and Basel Committee veteran succeeds Carolyn Wilkins as second-in-command
Jan Sampson joins firm from CI Financial
Bobby Eng will lead institutional ETF distribution and Ahmed Farooq will handle the retail side