Macky Tall has been appointed head of real assets and private equity at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). He formerly served as head of liquid markets and was the executive vice president of infrastructure, overseeing infrastructure strategy and investments.
In his new role, Tall leads the teams responsible for infrastructure, international private equity, financing solutions and global research. He also now serves as the president and CEO of CDPQ Infra, a CDPQ subsidiary whose mandate is to plan, execute and operate public infrastructure projects.
CDPQ Infra is currently implementing the Reseau express métropolitain (REM), the largest public transit project in the greater Montreal in the past 50 years, according to CDPQ.
Tall joined CDPQ in 2004 as director of investment, infrastructure. The business model he implemented has led to the assembly of a C$25 billion ($27 billion) portfolio.
Prior to joining CDPQ, Tall held several senior