OPTrust Names William Hatanaka CEO

Canadian institutional investor OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) announced the appointment of a new CEO. William Hatanaka will assume the top management spot at the C$13.7 billion pension fund organization, following 30 years of experience in the financial services sector. OPTrust's Private Markets Group has become an increasingly important player in private equity, targeting 15% of total assets to this asset class. Returns from private equity holdings generated 11.3% in 2011.

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