Canadian pension officials hailed as climate champions
Barbara Zvan and Kim Thomassin
Two Canadian pension fund officials were hailed Tuesday by the British High Commission and the Canada Climate Law Initiative as Canadian climate champions for their efforts to move Canada to net-zero emissions.
The list of 26 champions includes
Barbara Zvan, the inaugural president and CEO of the University Pension Plan, Ontario, and
Kim Thomassin, executive vice president and head of investments in Quebec and stewardship investing for the Caisse de Depot et de Placement du Quebec.
Last July, Ms. Zvan was tapped to lead the new pension fund, which will begin receiving contributions in July. It is expected to cover 33,500 participants and manage $10 billion in assets. Before UPP, Ms. Zvan served as chief risk and strategy officer of the C$221.2 billion ($173 billion) Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Toronto. She also served as chairwoman of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board's Investor Advisory Group.