GIC Advisor Emeritus

David Denison has extensive experience in the financial services industry and as a corporate director. He was a member of the GIC International Advisory Board, an advisor to the GIC Investment Strategies Committee and a member of the Investment Board from 2013 to 2020. He served as President and CEO of CPP Investments (previously Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, CPPIB) from 2005 to 2012 and before that was President of Fidelity Investments Canada. He was Chairman of Element Fleet Management Corp., Hydro One Inc., and Bentall Kennedy Corp., and a director of Royal Bank of Canada, BCE Inc., and Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. He was also Co-Chair of the University of Toronto Foundation Investment Committee and was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2014.

Mr Denison holds Bachelor of Arts and Education degrees from the University of Toronto and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.