Ontario Teachers’ appoints new chief pension officer

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers') has appointed Charley Butler as chief pension officer, effective Jan. 1, 2023.

Butler brings more than 20 years of experience in client services operational management, business transformation and strategy to her new role. She will be based in Toronto and will report to Jo Taylor, president and CEO. Butler takes over for Tracy Abel, who currently serves as chief operations and pension officer.

“I am very pleased to welcome Charley to the executive team as chief pension officer,” said Taylor.  “Charley has played a pivotal role in delivering service excellence to our 333,000 active and retired teachers, through a focus on self-funded growth, digital transformation and innovation. Under her strong leadership, we are well-positioned to further strengthen our mission to deliver outstanding service and retirement security for our members.”

Ontario Teachers' had C$242.5 billion ($177.5 billion) of net a