{"id":18127,"date":"2020-04-20T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T19:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/omers-names-new-coo-chief-legal-and-corporate-affairs-officers-145267"},"modified":"2020-04-20T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T19:00:35","slug":"omers-names-new-coo-chief-legal-and-corporate-affairs-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/04\/20\/omers-names-new-coo-chief-legal-and-corporate-affairs-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"OMERS names new COO, chief legal and corporate affairs officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alignleft clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption feature-image alignleft\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"316\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Trust-Handshake-123RF.png\" class=\"attachment-feature size-feature wp-post-image\" alt title=\"OMERS names new COO, chief legal and corporate affairs officers\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"byline\"> <span>Staff<\/span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;April 20, 2020 <\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is appointing Bob Aziz&nbsp;as its new chief operating officer and&nbsp;Michael Kelly&nbsp;as its chief legal and corporate affairs officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">In the new role, effective April 20, Aziz will have oversight of the OMERS\u2019 data and technology, privacy, government relations and global operations teams. He\u2019ll also&nbsp;join the organization\u2019s senior executive team and transaction approval committee,&nbsp;while remaining in his role as president of OMERS Investment Management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Aziz spent 10 years at Oxford Properties, the OMERS\u2019 real estate investment arm, where he was executive vice-president and chief legal counsel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong>Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/caisse-shifts-management-roles-in-response-to-economic-challenges-in-wake-of-coronavirus-145158\">Caisse shifts roles in response to economic challenges<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Kelly moves to the new role from his position as executive vice-president and general counsel for the OMERS. He first joined the fund as part of&nbsp;its&nbsp;infrastructure team in 2006.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">In investment news, OMERS Growth Equity led a round&nbsp;of $64 million series-C funding for U.S. health-care company Aledade Inc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The financing&nbsp;will allow the company, which partners with independent practices and health-care providers across 27 states, to expand its network of physician-led accountable care organizations, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cAll across America, primary care physicians are in need of innovative ways to deliver better&nbsp;care at lower cost, while simplifying the administrative burden that takes time away from their&nbsp;patients,\u201d said&nbsp;Teresa Lee, managing director of OMERS Growth Equity, in&nbsp;the release. \u201cAs this shift from legacy models of reactive patient health management to proactive&nbsp;value-based care gains momentum, and interest in the [accountable care organizations] approach continues to grow,&nbsp;Aledade is working hard to support physicians through this positive change,\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/omers-posts-11-9-return-for-2019-led-by-public-equities-142953\">OMERS posts 11.9% return for 2019 led by public equities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/omers-names-new-coo-chief-legal-and-corporate-affairs-officers-145267\">Read the full article at BenefitsCanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff&nbsp;|&nbsp;April 20, 2020 The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is appointing Bob Aziz&nbsp;as its new chief operating officer and&nbsp;Michael Kelly&nbsp;as its chief legal and corporate affairs officer. 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