Derek has more than 25 years of experience in the pension industry. In addition to being the CEO of one of Canada’s most sustainable pension plans, he serves as Co-Chair of the Canadian Public Pension Leadership Council (CPPLC), sits on the Board of the Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM), he is a contributor to the International Centre for Pension Management and is a founding faculty member of the Masters of Trust Management Standards (MTMS) of the International Foundation of Employee Benefits and Pensions (IFEBP). Derek is also Member of the Legal & Legislative and Public Sector Conference Committee of IFEBP and is a member of the Pension Committee of the C.D. Howe Institute.
Derek is a featured speaker at pension conferences, and you’ll see his articles in Plans and Trusts, Benefits Canada, HR Professional, HR Reporter and the ACPM Observer.
Derek received the 2019 ACPM Industry Award. This was given in recognition of his leadership and creativity in addressing the challenges facing the Canadian retirement income system through his advocacy for, and development of, solutions to expand Canadians’ access to sustainable and efficient pension plans.
Derek is an Associate of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) with a degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo.