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OMERS taps Michael Hill as EVP and global head of infrastructure

Hill joins OMERS from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where he was most recently the Americas head of sustainable energies.

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  • Hill’s new role begins on September 5.
  • He will have accountability and oversight for OMERS’ global infrastructure investment and asset management programs
  • OMERS Infrastructure manages about C$34 billion in assets and had a 5-year average net return of 10.2 percent at the end of 2022

OMERS has appointed Michael Hill as its New York-based executive vice president and global head of infrastructure. His new role begins on September 5.

Hill will have accountability and oversight for OMERS’ global infrastructure investment and asset management programs.

OMERS Infrastructure manages about C$34 billion in assets and had a 5-year average net return of 10.2 percent at the end of 2022.

Hill joins OMERS from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where he was most recently the Americas head of sustainable energies, focused on direct private equity investments across the energy sector. Hill has also held various roles at Nomura Securities, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley.

On the new appointment, OMERS CIO Ralph Berg said in a statement: “Michael has an impressive track-record, extensive transaction background and significant experience in business strategy and sustainable energy. Infrastructure plays a core role in our global investment strategy, and I look forward to working with Michael and the entire team as we continue to focus on the pension promise to our members.”

Founded in 1962, OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, had C$124.2 billion in net assets as at December 31, 2022.