Appointment notice – Sharon Chilcott, In Ha Jang and Tara Rosenblatt
Ron Mock, President and CEO, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers'), is pleased to announce the following promotions: In Ha Jang and Tara Rosenblatt to Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, Investments; and Sharon Chilcott to Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, Employment Law and Litigation. Mr. Jang, Ms. Rosenblatt and Ms. Chilcott report to Jeff Davis, Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer.
Mr. Jang and Ms. Rosenblatt together manage Ontario Teachers' legal team in Toronto and are responsible for providing legal advice and representation on all investment-related matters including the investment and management of plan assets.
Mr. Jang joined Ontario Teachers' in 2006. Some of the notable transactions he has supported include the purchase and subsequent sale of High Speed 1 (HS1) and investments in Helly Hansen, the Irish Lottery and the Mexican toll road, Arco Norte. Mr. Jang earned a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School, a PhD from Boston College and a BA from the University of Toronto.
Ms. Rosenblatt joined Ontario Teachers' in 2008. Some of the notable transactions she has supported include investments in the Copenhagen, Brussels and London City airports, and in Plano Molding, as well as the syndication of Birmingham and Bristol airports. Ms. Rosenblatt earned an LLB from the University of Ottawa and a BA from McGill University.
Ms. Chilcott joined Ontario Teachers' in 2014 to manage employment and labour law matters for Ontario Teachers'. She has since assumed oversight of all global litigation and enterprise contracts. Ms. Chilcott earned an LLB from the University of Toronto and a BA from York University.
Ontario Teachers' is Canada's largest single-profession pension plan, with $180.5 billion in net assets at June 30, 2017. It holds a diverse global portfolio of assets, 80% of which is managed in-house, and has earned an annualized rate of return of 10.1% since the plan's founding in 1990. Ontario Teachers' is an independent organization headquartered in Toronto. Its Asia-Pacific region office is located in Hong Kong and its Europe, Middle East & Africa region office is in London. The defined-benefit plan, which is fully funded, invests and administers the pensions of the province of Ontario's 318,000 active and retired teachers.