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Appointee Biographies

Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)

GERALDINE MARKVOORT

Geraldine (Geri) Markvoort is a retired senior human resource executive, with 40 years of experience in large complex organizations spanning various industries. Ms. Markvoort has been a member of the Ontario Pension Board since 2015 and has served as Chair since 2017. Also, she served as Chair of Dress for Success Toronto, Chair of the Board of Governors of George Brown College, and board member of Lawn Summer Nights and Cystic Fibrosis Toronto Chapter. Ms. Markvoort holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and German from the University of Western Ontario as well as the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

GEOFFREY MELBOURNE

Geoffrey Melbourne is a seasoned actuary and client relationship manager, with vast experience leading strategic initiatives and articulating complex subject matter to various stakeholder groups. Geoffrey is a Partner and Wealth Growth Leader at Mercer Canada. His career highlights include driving the multi-year process of the first Ontario jointly sponsored pension plan conversion under the new regulatory framework. Geoffrey completed his term on the Actuarial Standards Board in 2020, and currently chairs the Project Oversight Group for an update of Canadian Pensioners’ Mortality and leads the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Group of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. He has served on multiple Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario committees. Geoffrey resides in Markham, Ontario.

SHAWN LEIS

Shawn is the Executive Officer with Finance at Ontario Provincial Police Association. His career spans more than 25 years, including senior financial and operational leadership roles at several manufacturing companies, a sawmill distribution company, and a sub-prime automotive financing company. Shawn is a part-time finance instructor at Georgian College and serves as Treasurer on the Georgian Bay Cancer Support Centre. Past board experience includes Penetang Minor Hockey (four years), School Board Trustee (eight years), Church Trustee (eight years) and Church Stewardship (14 years). He attended the University of Waterloo to obtain an Honours Degree in Co-op Accountancy Studies and subsequently earned a CPA designation, as well as a master’s degree in management. Shawn also completed four modules of the Director’s College at DeGroote School of Business.

DAVE BULMER

Dave Bulmer is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AMAPCEO – Ontario’s Professional Employees (15,000 members) and has been since 2015. He previously held the offices of Chief Financial Officer, Board Chair, Director-at-Large, Finance Committee Chair and Pension Committee Chair. His home position in the Ontario Public Service is within the Emergency Health Services Branch of the Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care. Dave has attained his ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors at Rotman’s School of Management, and completed SHARE’s Pension Investment and Governance, and Trustee Master Class certifications. Dave lectures on labour relations at several Ontario universities and is a long-time community activist who has volunteered his time as a coach in elite-level sports and as a volunteer with PFLAG and Crohn’s & Colitis Canada.

RICHARD NUNN

Mr. Richard Nunn has been recognized as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in both Ontario and in England. His professional career was focused on accounting, auditing, control, and risk management services as a partner at Deloitte, until his retirement in June 2023. During his time at Deloitte he worked with many leading organizations in the financial services industry focused on banking, pension and asset management organizations and served as the managing partner for the Canadian Financial Services Audit and Assurance practice. He is highly experienced in governance matters, advising Board and Audit Committee Chairs at leading organizations and has served on many boards in senior governance roles, including serving as Chair of the Governigng Council of University of Toronto, Chair of Halton Health Care Services and Chair of UTAM.

EARL DUMITRU

Earl Dumitru has been a legal and policy advisor with the Government of Ontario for more than twenty years. He brings breadth and depth in legal practice attained in increasingly complex and senior portfolios under five governments with diverse missions. Some notable files include liability reform, amendments to the Class Proceedings Act, developing a new Legal Aid Services Act, agency and industry governance, and oversight of capital projects. Earl has also served on the Board of the Association of Law Officers of the Crown, (ALOC) for over 10 years and was elected President of ALOC from 2014-2018. As President, his responsibilities included collective bargaining, managing staff, budgets and audits, day-to-day operations, and developing a sustainable organization capable of meeting its fiduciary responsibilities to its members.

SUZANN (SUSAN) PENNINGTON

Susan Pennington is a recently retired senior finance executive with over 30 years’ experience in strategic planning, complex investments, M&A, risk management and ESG in public and private companies. As Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of CIBC Global Asset Management Susann was responsible for over $100 billion in financial assets. She has held senior finance positions. Including as Vice President of Mackenzie Financial and a founding partner of Synergy Mutual Funds. Suzann holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo, a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and the ICD.D. designation from the Institute for Corporate Directors.