Ensuring good governance
PSP Investments’ Board is currently composed of 11 independent, professional Directors. It determines the organization's strategic direction and is responsible for the selection, appointment, performance, evaluation and compensation of the President and CEO, who reports to the Board of Directors.
Board member since
September 7, 2018
Committee Membership
Investment and Risk Committee and ex officio member of the Audit, Governance and Human Resources and Compensation Committees
Maryse Bertrand is the Chair of the Board of Governors of McGill University. As a corporate director, her governance career includes service as a past or present member of the boards of Metro Inc., National Bank of Canada, Gildan Activewear Inc., the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Canam Group Inc. She was Chair of the board of directors of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Québec Chapter) and is currently on its national board. From 2016 to 2017, she was Strategic Advisor and Counsel at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, and prior to that she was Vice President, Real Estate Services, Legal Services and General Counsel at CBC/Radio-Canada, where she also chaired the National Crisis Management Committee and the board of directors of ARTV, a specialty channel. Prior to 2009, she was a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance and served on the firm’s national management committee. She was named Advocatus Emeritus in 2007 by the Québec Bar in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the legal profession. Ms. Bertrand has a law degree (with high distinction) from McGill University and an M.Sc. in Risk Management from New York University, Stern School of Business.
Board member since
March 4, 2022
Committee Membership
Human Resources and Compensation (Chair), Governance and Investment and Risk Committees
Gregory Chrispin previously held the position of Executive Vice President, Wealth Management and Life and Health Insurance at the Desjardins Group. Prior to that, he was President and Managing Director of the Canadian subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors. Mr. Chrispin currently serves on the boards of Addenda Capital, a privately owned institutional investment management firm, of GreenShield Insurance Holdings, a subsidiary that is part of the not-for-profit health benefit payor and health services provider known as Green Shield, and of Power Sustainable Capital Inc., a multi-platform alternative asset manager investing in sustainable strategies. He also serves on the board of directors of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Québec Chapter). He remains active in the investment industry and the community, serving on different committees with several organizations. Mr. Chrispin holds a BA in Mathematics (Actuarial Science) from Université de Montréal, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and an Institute Certified Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Board member since
October 30, 2018
Committee Membership
Audit, Governance and Investment and Risk Committees
David C. Court is a Director Emeritus at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Court was previously McKinsey’s Global Director of Technology, Digitization and Communications, led McKinsey’s global practice in harnessing digital data and advanced analytics from 2011 to 2015, and was a member of the firm’s board of directors and its global operating committee. Mr. Court is a director of Brookfield Business Partners and National Geographic’s International Council of Advisors. He also chairs the board of trustees at Queen’s University and the advisory board of Georgian Partners, a venture capital firm specializing in analytics and artificial intelligence. Mr. Court holds a B.Comm. from Queen’s University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.
Board member since January 30, 2014
Committee Membership
Audit and Investment and Risk Committees
Martin Glynn serves as a board member of St Andrews Innovation Limited and is a member of the advisory board of Balfour Pacific Capital Inc. He has previously served on the boards of directors of Sun Life Financial Inc. and Husky Energy Inc., among others. Until his retirement in 2006, Mr. Glynn held progressively senior positions with HSBC, including President and CEO of HSBC Bank Canada from 1999 to 2003, and President and CEO of HSBC Bank USA from 2003 to 2006. He remains active in professional and community circles. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Jarislowsky Fellow in Business Management at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. Mr. Glynn holds a BA Honours (Economics) from Carleton University and an MBA (Finance and International Business) from the University of British Columbia.
Board member since
December 18, 2020
Committee Membership
Governance (Chair), Human Resources and Compensation and Investment and Risk Committees
M. Marianne Harris is a member of the board of directors of Sun Life Financial Inc., Loblaw Companies Limited, George Weston Limited and President’s Choice Bank. She was previously a member of the board of directors of Hydro One Limited and Agrium Inc., and Chair of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). She has over three decades of investment banking, leadership and management experience in Canada and the United States, acquired primarily at Merrill Lynch and RBC Capital Markets. Ms. Harris has an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall and a B.Sc. (Honours) from Queen’s University.
Board member since
August 15, 2017
Committee Membership
Investment and Risk (Chair), and Human Resources and Compensation and Governance Committees
Miranda C. Hubbs is a corporate director and the former Executive Vice President and Managing Director of McLean Budden Ltd., one of Canada’s largest institutional asset managers. She serves as a director of Nutrien Limited, Imperial Oil Limited and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization, and is Chair of the Canadian Red Cross. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Climate Strategy Advisory Board and the Global Risk Institute Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee. She is also on the Council of the Toronto Biennial of Art. Ms. Hubbs is a CFA charter holder, a SASB FSA credential holder, and has earned the CERT certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. She holds a B.Sc. (Biology) from Western University and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University.
Board member since
December 18, 2020
Committee Membership
Human Resources and Compensation, Governance and Investment and Risk Committees
Susan Kudzman retired as Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Affairs at Laurentian Bank of Canada. She previously held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Ms. Kudzman is Chair of the Board of Yellow Pages Limited and Transat A.T. Inc. and serves on the board of Medavie Inc. She is involved in many community and philanthropic activities. Ms. Kudzman holds a BA in Actuarial Science and the titles of Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst.
Board member since
June 25, 2018
Committee Membership
Audit (Chair), Governance and Investment and Risk Committees
Katherine Lee is currently a corporate director of BCE Inc. and Colliers International Group. She was the President and CEO of GE Capital Canada. Prior to this role, Ms. Lee served as CEO of GE Capital Real Estate in Canada from 2002 to 2010, building it to a full debt and equity operating company. Ms. Lee joined GE in 1994, where she held a number of positions, including Director, Mergers & Acquisitions for GE Capital’s pension fund advisory services based in San Francisco, and Managing Director of GE Capital Real Estate Korea based in Seoul and Tokyo. She is active in the community, championing women’s networks and Asia-Pacific forums. Ms. Lee earned a B.Comm. degree from the University of Toronto. She holds Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Accountant (CA) designations.
Board member since
March 4, 2022
Committee Membership
Audit, Investment and Risk and Human Resources and Compensation Committees
Helen Mallovy Hicks is a member of the board of directors of Northland Power Inc. and Sun Life Financial Inc. In the not-for-profit sector, she serves on the board of directors of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, where she chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. Ms. Mallovy Hicks is a former member of the Canadian Partnership Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers, the board of trustees of the Toronto Symphony Foundation, the board of directors of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the board of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, an independent organization funded by the federal government to accelerate action on cancer control for all Canadians. She is a former partner of PwC Canada, with global transaction and advisory experience and executive roles up to PwC Global Valuation Business Line Leader (2016 to 2021). She holds a B.Comm. from the University of Toronto, and obtained her CPA and CA designations in 1985 and her Chartered Business Valuator designation in 1991. She was subsequently named a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators.
Board member since
March 4, 2022
Committee Membership
Audit, Investment and Risk and Human Resources and Compensation Committees
Maurice Tulloch serves as a member of the board of directors of Porch Group. Until his retirement in 2020, he held progressively senior positions, including Group CEO, at Aviva, a leading multinational insurance company. He joined the board of Aviva in 2017, while serving as CEO for Aviva’s international businesses. Additionally, he held many senior executive leadership roles, including that of CEO, Aviva Canada, and Chairman, General Insurance. Mr. Tulloch has served on several external boards, including as Chair of the Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation, and Chair of ClimateWise. He has an MBA from Heriot-Watt University and has been a Chartered Professional Accountant and Certified Management Accountant since 1998.
Board of Director positions - For information on how to apply and eligibility criteria to serve on PSP Investments’ Board of Directors, please review the Board’s Appointment Opportunities.
About our Board of Directors
The Board adopts, amends and repeals bylaws governing the conduct and management of PSP Investments' business and affairs and prescribes the duties and responsibilities for all facets of the administration and operations of PSP Investments. It is also responsible for the selection, appointment, performance evaluation and compensation of the President and CEO, who reports to the Board of Directors.
The terms of reference provide a detailed account of the duties and responsibilities of the Board. These are reviewed on a regular basis.
Board members are appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the President of the Treasury Board, for a term not exceeding four years.
Candidates are selected from a list of qualified Canadian residents proposed by an external nominating committee established by the President of the Treasury Board (the “Nominating Committee”) pursuant to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act.
The Chair of the Board is designated by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the President of the Treasury Board, after consultation with the Board of Directors, the Minister of National Defence and the Minister of Public Safety.
Board of Director positions
For information on how to apply and eligibility criteria to serve on PSP Investments’ Board of Directors, please review the Board’s Appointment Opportunities.
The Governance Committee has a formal process to evaluate the performance of the Chair of the Board, the Chairs of Board committees, individual members and the Board as a whole.
Every member of the Board, as well as the President and CEO and certain members of senior management, participate in the evaluation process.
The Chair of the Governance Committee presents the results of the evaluation to the Board of Directors. Ensuing Board discussions focus on concerns and opportunities for improvement, following which any measures deemed necessary are implemented.
The Investment and Risk Committee is responsible for overseeing the investment management function of PSP Investments.
The Audit Committee’s role is generally to review financial statements and the adequacy and effectiveness of PSP Investments’ system of internal controls. This includes internal controls over the accounting and financial reporting systems within PSP Investments, as well as internal information system controls and security. All Audit Committee members are required to be financially literate in order to ensure that they can read and understand PSP Investments’ financial statements and properly fulfill their role.
The Governance Committee’s role is generally to assist the Board of Directors in monitoring governance matters at PSP Investments and developing related policies. The Governance Committee has responsibility for the application of the Code of Conduct for Directors and the Code of Conduct for Officers, Employees and Others.
The Human Resources and Compensation Committee (HRCC) assists the Board of Directors in ensuring that the necessary policies and procedures are in place to efficiently and effectively manage PSP Investments’ human resources and to offer all employees fair and competitive compensation aligned with performance.