Change in the Operations and IT group

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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec announced a change in its Operations and IT group following Pierre Miron’s appointment to the position of Executive Vice-President, Information Technology at Industrial Alliance, where he will join the management team and lead 1,200 people in Canada and the United States. false false false Mr. Miron joined la Caisse in 2010, after holding several management positions at CGI, National Bank Financial and National Bank of Canada, and was in charge of operations and information technology, in addition to special projects, notably on Fintech. Appointment of Alexandre Synnett as Executive Vice-President, Digital Technology and Operations Following Mr. Miron’s appointment at Industrial Alliance, la Caisse announced that Alexandre Synnett, currently Senior Vice-President, Operations, will replace Mr. Miron as the leader of the Operations and Information Technology teams. Mr. Synnett is appointed Executive Vice-President, Digital Technology and Operations and will report to Maarika Paul, Chief Financial Officer. He will also join the Executive Committee. At la Caisse for 8 years, Mr. Synnett has over 20 years of experience in operations and IT, and has worked the last 15 years in the financial sector. Before joining la Caisse, he held a variety of management positions at National Bank Financial and National Bank of Canada. Mr. Synnett holds a Master’s in Business Administration with a specialization in financial services from Université du Québec à Montréal, a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology from École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS-UQAM), and an Advanced Certificate for Executives in Management (ACE) from the MIT Sloan School of Management in Boston. false false false Mr. Miron and Mr. Synnett will ensure an orderly transition over the coming weeks. Mr. Synnett will officially start in his new role on August 20. false false false ABOUT CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a long-term institutional investor that manages funds primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans. As at June 30, 2018, it held CAD 308.3 billion in net assets. As one of Canada’s leading institutional fund managers, CDPQ invests globally in major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt. For more information, visit cdpq.com, follow us on Twitter @LaCDPQ or consult our Facebook or LinkedIn pages.