OPTrust taps SSGA's Peter Lindley as president and CEO

Canadian pension fund manager OPTrust has appointed Peter Lindley as president and CEO, effective September 16. Lindley joins from U.S. asset manager State Street Global Advisors Ltd (SSGA), where he most recently served as president and head of investments in Canada. He worked at SSGA for 14 years. Lindley replaces Hugh O’Reilly, who resigned as president and CEO of OPTrust in March. With assets of about $20 billion, Toronto-based OPTrust invests and manages OPSEU Pension Plan. It invests in private equity and infrastructure through OPTrust Private Markets Group.

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