BOARD MEMBERS

HOOPP is governed by a Board of Trustees made up of 16 voting members, who are required – by law – to act in the best interests of Plan members.

The Board is responsible for all aspects of the Plan and the multi-billion dollar HOOPP Fund. It:

• Approves contribution rates and Plan design
• Establishes investment policy
• Monitors investment performance
• Makes any Plan changes (other than fundamental changes)

Eight trustees are appointed by the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) and four unions each appoint two trustees. The unions are:

• The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA)
• The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
• The Ontario Public Service Employees' Union (OPSEU)
• The Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

There can be two non-voting pension observers on the Board.

The Board of Trustees is assisted in fulfilling its duties by four committees make recommendations to the Board within the scope of their mandates. The four committees are Asset-Liability Management, Audit & Finance, Governance & HR and Plan.

HOOPP's President & CEO reports directly to the Board.

HOOPP Board Members

• Ronald Meredith-Jones, Chair
  Past Chair, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
• Helen Fetterly, Vice-Chair
  Secretary-Treasurer, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)
• Dan Anderson
  Director/Chief Negotiator, Ontario Nurses' Association
• Lesley Bell
  Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Nurses' Association
• Jon Clark
  SEIU Local 1 Canada
• Adrian Foster
  Governor, Ottawa Hospital
• Julie Giraldi
  Chief Human Resources Officer and VP, Health HR Leadership, Ontario Hospital Association
• R. Wayne Gladstone
  Board Member, Lakeridge Health Services
• Martin Parker
  SEIU Local 1 Canada
• Marlene Puffer
  Managing Editor, Global Fixed Income Strategy, BCA Research Corp.
• Martin Reid
  President, Home Trust Company, Home Capital Group Inc.
• Louis Rodrigues
  First Vice President, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)
• James Sanders
  OPSEU Local 142
• Yves Shank
  President, OPSEU Local 659
• Dr. Kevin Smith
  President & CEO, St. Joseph's Health System
• Bryce Walker
  Former Chair, Board of Directors, Grand River Hospital
• Joyce Bailey, Pension Observer
  Former President, Wellesley Hospital and retired Vice President, Ontario Hospital Association (OHA)
• Mary Riddell, Pension Observer
  SEIU