Governance

The Climate Engagement Canada initiative is governed by a Steering Committee and a Technical Committee. It also convenes an Industry Leaders Advisory Panel composed of Canadian financial institutions to provide a forum for ongoing dialogue and exchange. The RIA and SHARE serve as the CEC’s joint Secretariat.

Steering Committee

Katie Wheatley

Head of Canada

PRI

Roger Beauchemin

President & Chief Executive Officer

Addenda Capital

Kevin Thomas

CEO

SHARE

Barb Zvan

President & CEO

University Pension Plan (Ontario)

Hyewon Kong

Vice President &
Head of Responsible Investing

IMCO

Rosa van den Beemt

VP, Stewardship,
Responsible Investment

BMO GAM

Sarah Takaki

Senior Director,
Sustainable Investing

HOOPP

Tessa Hebb

Distinguished Research Fellow

Ceres

Patricia Fletcher

CEO

Responsible Investment Association

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Merle Alexander QC

Principal (Partner),
Indigenous Law Group

Miller Titerle Law Corporation  

Maia Becker

Senior Director,
Corporate Governance &
Responsible Investment

RBC Global Asset Management

Jonathan Davey

Vice President,
Indigenous Financial Services

Scotiabank

Mark Rowlinson

Partner 

Goldblatt Partners LLP

François Meloche

Head of Corporate
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Thibaut Millet

Partner, National Leader, Climate Change & Sustainability Services 

Ernst & Young  

Karen Lockridge

Director, ESG Investing

Canada Post
Corporation Pension Plan 

Carmen Velasquez

Director, Responsible Investment

AIMCo.

Adelaide Chiu

VP, Head of Responsible Investing & ESG Services

NEI Investments

Pratima Divgi

Head of Capital Markets

CDP North America

Delaney Greig

Director, Investor Stewardship

University Pension Plan

INDUSTRY LEADERS ADVISORY PANEL

  • Martin Grosskopf, AGF Management Limited
  • Sue McNamara, Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd.
  • Jonathan Hackett, BMO Capital Markets
  • Pierre-Alexandre Renaud, Desjardins Global Asset Management
  • Maggie Childe, iA Investment Management,
  • Natasha Stromberg, Mackenzie Investments
  • Katharine Preston, OMERS
  • Maria Hushovd, RBC Capital Markets
  • Fanny Doucet, Scotiabank
 
 
  • Olesya Zhovtanetska, SLC Management,
  • Amy West, TD Securities,
  • Priti Shokeen, TD Asset Management
  • Janis Sarra, CCLI
  • Jeff Cyr, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners,
  • Clara Lanxu Zhang, CN Investment Division,
  • Ariel Kangasniemi, Manulife.
 
 

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