Team

As President of TCC, Vincent steers the Executive Committee responsible for running all TCC’s operations. A longstanding member of the Investment Committee (IC), he is also actively involved in managing the portfolios, designing the investment strategies, and in overseeing risk and asset/liability management.

Prior to joining the team in 2009, Vincent worked at a large consulting firm, providing actuarial and investment consulting services to institutional clients. He brings over 20 years of experience managing pension plans, including portfolio management, risk and asset/liability management and establishing funding and investment policies.

Vincent holds a Bachelor of Actuarial Science from Laval University. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and a CFA charterholder. Vincent has been nominated in 2018 and in 2019 in the Power 100 list of the Chief Investment Officer magazine.

As Senior Vice-President, Fixed Income and Derivatives, Marc-André oversees all fixed income portfolios and tactical asset allocation. He is a longstanding member of the Investment Committee (IC), and an active member of TCC’s Executive Committee.

Prior to joining the team in 2009, Marc-André managed pension assets portfolios for large para-public organizations. He brings over 20 years of experience in direct portfolio management with in-depth knowledge of global macro strategies, derivative instruments, fixed income and portfolio construction.

Marc-André holds both a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Sherbrooke. He is also a CFA charterholder.

As Senior Vice-President, Equity and Alternative Investments, Nelson oversees all externally managed mandates across public equities and alternative investment strategies, including real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private debt and hedge funds. He is a longstanding member of the Investment Committee (IC), and an active member of TCC’s Executive Committee.

Prior to joining the team in 2009, Nelson worked as a consultant and director of investments for several institutions. He brings over 20 years of experience in establishing investment policies, selecting and monitoring third-party investment managers, as well as making asset allocation decisions.

Nelson holds a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Mathematics from Concordia University. He is also a CFA charterholder.

As Vice-President and Head Trader, Stéphan oversees and conducts trading operations to implement the investment decisions made by the Investment Committee (IC), of which he is a longstanding member, and contributes to the tactical and strategic decision process. He is also a portfolio manager for various fixed income strategies.

Prior to joining the team in 2011, Stéphan was a senior fixed income trader for large private or para-public organizations. He brings over 20 years of experience in fixed income and derivatives trading.

Stéphan holds both a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Montréal as well as a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Sherbrooke. He is also a CFA charterholder.

As Vice-President, Investments & Risk, Vincent is responsible for managing risk and overseeing the portfolio construction process for TCC’s investment strategies. A longstanding member of the Investment Committee (IC), he also acts as a structured/synthetic credit and liability-driven investment (LDI) specialist for the firm.

Prior to joining the team in 2011, Vincent worked at a large consulting firm, providing actuarial and investment consulting services to institutional clients. He brings over 20 years of experience in the asset/liability management of pension plans, including portfolio management, risk management, monitoring of active risk and liquidity risk, risk budgeting and the establishment of funding and investment policies.

Vincent holds a Bachelor of Actuarial Science from Laval University. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and a CFA charterholder.

As Vice-President, Asset Allocation, Jean-François is responsible for TCC’s strategic and tactical asset allocation. He is also a longstanding member of the Investment Committee (IC).

Prior to joining the team in 2015, Jean-François was senior investment strategist for one of the largest public pension plans in Canada where he was involved in asset allocation decisions and assessing the macroeconomic outlook. Previously, he also worked as asset allocation advisor for institutional clients of a large para-public organization. He brings close to 20 years of experience in the asset/liability management and macroeconomic analysis.

Jean-François holds a Bachelor of Actuarial Science from Laval University and a Master of Applied Finance from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). He is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) as well as a CFA charterholder.

As Chief Operating Officer, Julie is responsible for all of TCC’s middle and back office operations, including administration of complex derivative products and information technology functions. Julie oversees these activities while ensuring process efficiency, data accuracy and the implementation of best-practices. She is also an active member of TCC’s Executive Committee.

Prior to joining the team in 2016, Julie has led teams dedicated to data management, middle office functions, and business processes for important organizations in the public or private sectors. In these roles, she was in charge of implementing a rigorous governance and control framework, as well as managing all current operations. She brings over 15 years of experience within operation groups of large financial institutions.

Julie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from HEC Montréal. She is also a CFA charterholder.