Marlene Puffer

President & Chief Executive Officer, Cn Investment Division at Canadian National Railways

Marlene Puffer

Marlene Puffer

President & Chief Executive Officer, Cn Investment Division at Canadian National Railways

Overview

Career Highlights

Nav Canada Pension Plan
CN Investment Division

RelSci Relationships

427

Number of Boards

1

Number of Awards

1

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Jean-Jacques Ruest

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Canadian National Railways

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Russell J. Hiscock

Chief Executive Officer-Cn Investment Division at CN Pension Plan

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Jeffrey Wendling

President & Chief Executive Officer at Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Ghislain Houle

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Canadian National Railways

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Sean Finn

Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President at Canadian National Railways

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Vaughn Hazen

Chief Information Security Officer at Canadian National Railways

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Rob Reilly

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Canadian National Railways

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David Trent

Chief Digital Officer & Vice President at Canadian National Railways

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Dominique Malenfant

Executive Vice President & Chief Information & Technology Officer at Canadian National Railways

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Edith Holiday

Director at Canadian National Railways

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The Globe and Mail (Canada)

March 1, 2018

STREETWISE : CN brings veteran money manager aboard as new pension plan CEO

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Marlene Puffer

President & Chief Executive Officer, Cn Investment Division at Canadian National Railways

Education

MA in Economics

University of Toronto

Established in 1827, the University of Toronto has one of the strongest research and teaching faculties in North America, presenting top students at all levels with an intellectual environment unmatched in depth and breadth on any other Canadian campus. With more than 82,000* students across three campuses (St. George, Mississauga and Scarborough) and over 500,000 alumni active in every region of the world, U of T's influence is felt in every area of human endeavour.

University of Rochester Simon Business School

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PhD in Finance & Statistics

University of Rochester

The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs. The University of Rochester is noted for its Eastman School of Music. The university is also home to the Institute of Optics, founded in 1929, the first educational program in the US devoted exclusively to optics. Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics is home to the second most energetic fusion laser in the world.

Career History

President & Chief Executive Officer

2018 - Current

CN Investment Division

CNID invests the assets of the Canadian Railway Co. in a variety of asset classes including: cash and short-term investments; bonds; equities; real estate and; oil & gas assets. The CN Board of Directors reviews and confirms or amends the SIPP which includes the plans long-term asset class mix and related benchmark indices on an annual basis. The CN Investment Committee of the Board regularly compares the actual asset mix to the SIPP and the firm’s asset mix target and also evaluates the actual performance of the trust funds relative to the performance of the SIPP. This is calculated using the SIPP asset mix and the performance of the benchmark indices. The Board's approval is required for all major investments in illiquid securities. The SIPP allows the use of derivative financial instruments to implement strategies or to hedge or adjust existing or anticipated exposures and prohibits investments in securities of the Canadian National Railway Co. or their subsidiaries. The Pension and Investment Committee shall report annually to the Board on the adequacy of their mandate.

President & Chief Executive Officer, Cn Investment Division

2018 - Current

Canadian National Railways

Canadian National Railway Co. engages in rail and related transportation business. Its services include rail, intermodal, trucking, supply chain services, business development, and maps and network. The firm offers their services in automotive; coal; fertilizer; food and beverages; forest products; dimensional loads; grain; metals and minerals; and petroleum and chemicals industries. The company was founded on June 6, 1919 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Managing Editor

2010 - Prior

BCA Research, Inc.

Founded in 1949 by Hamilton Bolton, BCA Research is an independent global investment research firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm provides comprehensive coverage of all major financial asset classes on a global basis. They employ a consistent approach across all areas of their services by utilizing economic, liquidity, performance and valuation trends. BCA Research's methodology is based on an understanding of the macroeconomic environment and the identification of key investment themes. BCA Research provides global coverage of equities, currencies, commodities/energy, fixed-income, asset allocation and unique trading ideas.

Boards & Committees

Member, Board of Directors

Current

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan

HOOPP’s Plan is tailored to Ontario’s hospital and community-based healthcare sector and offers their members retirement income for life. They manage all aspects of the pension plan for healthcare workers and also invest member and employer contributions into the HOOPP Fund to ensure that pensions can be paid now and into the future. Their in-house team of investment professionals uses a Liability Driven Investing (LDI) approach, pioneered by the firm, to help keep the Plan fully funded.

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$250 - $999

2016

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

The Joseph L. Rotman School of Management commonly known as Rotman School of Management, or just Rotman, is the University of Toronto's graduate business school, located in St. George Street in Downtown Toronto. The school, named after Joseph L. Rotman, was established in 1950 as Institute of Business Administration though the University of Toronto has been offering undergraduate courses in management since 1902.

$1,000 - $2,499

2011

Women’s College Hospital Foundation

$250 - $499

2007

Women’s College Hospital Foundation

Awards & Honors

CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)

Other Affiliations

Marlene Puffer is affiliated with CN Investment Division, Canadian National Railways, BCA Research, Inc., Nav Canada Pension Plan, Brandywine Global Investment Management (Canada) ULC, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC, RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Corp. Ltd., Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan

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