- What Sylvain Charpentier, head of Hydro-Québec Pension Fund’s real estate portfolio, stepped down
- Why The industry veteran had been with the pension fund for over 14 years
- What next He’s weighing his next steps
Sylvain Charpentier, head of real estate investments for Hydro-Québec Pension Fund, has stepped down from his role and is weighing his next steps, Green Street News can reveal.
Charpentier, whose career spans 38 years in investment and asset management, left the company on Feb. 19. He has not yet been replaced. In the interim, the pension fund management team is filling in.
The industry veteran had been with the pension fund for over 14 years, where he was responsible for the management and growth of its real estate portfolio.
“After all these years investing and managing assets in Canada and internationally, as well as building and leading high-performing teams of investment professionals, I am taking some time to consider my future,” he told Green Street News.
Charpentier is particularly interested in opportunities involving investment and asset management, integrating ESG principles and sustainable development into investment decisions, and developing and implementing investment strategies.
Headquartered in Montréal, Hydro-Québec Pension Fund provides retirement benefits to employees of the province-owned public utility, Hydro-Québec. It has approximately $5bn in Canadian and international real estate holdings among its $32bn in assets.
