Kevin Kerr takes on a key role to drive value creation and enhance private asset oversight at Ontario Teachers'
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has appointed Kevin Kerr as executive managing director of Portfolio Solutions, effective immediately.
Kerr previously led Ontario Teachers' Infrastructure team in the Americas, overseeing portfolios in North America and Latin America. With over 13 years of experience in infrastructure investment at Ontario Teachers', he also held senior investment roles at Bastion Infrastructure Group and OMERS.
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Carleton University, is a CFA charterholder, and has earned an ICD.D certification from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
This newly created department will be responsible for overseeing and enhancing private asset performance, promoting best-practice sharing across the fund, and providing centralized oversight for value creation.
Portfolio Solutions aims to integrate value creation and portfolio management capabilities across Ontario Teachers' private asset groups.
Gillian Brown, chief investment officer of Public and Private Investments, highlighted Ontario Teachers' focus on active management of private asset portfolios.
Brown remarked, “Active management of our private asset portfolios has long been one of Ontario Teachers' strengths. We believe this new structure will enable us to elevate and enhance our value creation capabilities to drive strong performance in the fund.”
Stephen McLennan, chief investment officer of Asset Allocation, expressed confidence in [Kerr]’s leadership in this cross-asset class role.
McLennan stated, “We are pleased to have [Kerr] step into this important cross-asset class role. He was selected for this role based on his background, track record of driving performance, and depth of investment experience at Ontario Teachers' and beyond.”
