Board of Directors

Mr. Olivan joined the Board in June 2020. Mr. Olivan is a Managing Partner in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group, where his responsibilities include the origination, evaluation, execution, and monitoring of investments for Brookfield. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2010, Mr. Olivan was most recently with CIBC World Markets’ Investment Banking Group, where he was involved in a number of private and public financings and M&A advisory mandates. Mr. Olivan holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) in Finance and Accounting from the University of British Columbia and is a CFA Charterholder.

Ms. Ades-Landy works in the Special Loan Group of the National Bank of Canada. Prior to this, Ms. Ades-Landy was the Chief Executive Officer of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (Quebec). Ms. Ades-Landy has more than 25 years of experience as an executive in the banking industry, including executive leadership positions at Scotiabank, Laurentian Bank and the National Bank of Canada. Ms. Ades-Landy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology & Immunology from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance/Accounting from Concordia University. Ms. Ades-Landy was awarded the Top 100 Women in Canada in both 2007 and 2009. Ms. Ades-Landy is an experienced board director and graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors ICD program. She currently serves on the boards of First Lion Holdings, Alithya Group Inc, Peak Fintech Group and Innovaderm. She was the Chair of the Audit Committee at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation until August 2020.

Sophia Chen is a Vice President in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group, where her responsibilities include evaluating and executing investment opportunities, and monitoring portfolio companies for Brookfield. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2020, Ms. Chen was most recently with Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets’ Investment Banking Group, where she was involved in a number of M&A advisory mandates. Ms. Chen holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management degree and a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Waterloo. She also holds a Chartered Professional Accountant designation.

Meggie Daoust is a Senior Director on the Capital Solutions team and sits on the Equity Markets investment committee at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”). In this role, she is responsible for originating, structuring, executing and monitoring quasi-equity and opportunistic credit transactions, across various industries. Before joining CDPQ in 2013, she worked for some of the largest pension plan managers in Canada, including CPPIB and OMERS. Ms. Daoust holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Concordia University, a Bachelor’s in Finance and Economics from HEC Montréal and is a CFA charterholder. She also holds a Sustainable Investment Professional certification from Concordia University.

Ms. Giffen has been a director of Sagen since July 2015. Ms. Giffen has spent her professional career in the life insurance business, holding several executive positions at The Independent Order of Foresters, including Chief Actuary, Chief Financial Officer, President of the Canadian Division and Chief Risk Officer. She also serves on the board of directors of Blumont Annuity Company, Group Medical Services, Serenia Life Financial, and Worker's Compensation Board of British Columbia (operating as WorkSafeBC). Ms. Giffen is a past president of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and previously served on the board of directors of the Society of Actuaries, RSA Canada and was the Chair of the board of Opera Atelier. Ms. Giffen is a graduate of the University of Waterloo, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and holds the ICD.D designation.

Mr. Levings assumed his current role as President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Levings served in the roles of Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, as well as Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer and Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Levings joined Sagen MI Canada in July 2000 as the Financial Controller, and has also held positions in finance and product development, including five years as Chief Financial Officer. Before that, Mr. Levings spent seven years with Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Levings holds a CPA, CA professional designation with over 20 years of professional experience in a variety of industry sectors. Mr. Levings holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science degree from the University of South Africa and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Mr. Parkinson joined the Board in February 2017 and has been Chair of the Audit Committee since June 2017. Mr. Parkinson is a professional accountant and consultant with over 40 years of experience in the insurance and financial services field. He was a partner in KPMG from 1988 until his retirement in 2016 and was national leader of the firm’s Canadian insurance practice from 2004 to 2015. He was deputy chair of KPMG’s global insurance contracts accounting technical committee, chair of the Insurance Auditors Advisory Committee for the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada from 2009 to 2016, and a member of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board’s Insurance Accounting Task Force from 2006 to 2016. He is a graduate of the University of Waterloo, a Fellow of CPA Ontario (FCPA) and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada and Gore Mutual Insurance Company, and of the Actuarial Profession Oversight Board.

Mr. Penner is a corporate director and an Advisory Partner of Partners Group AG. In this capacity, he serves as the Chairman of Partners Group Canada, as well as Chair of several Partners Group portfolio companies, including United States Infrastructure Corporation, and Enfragen Renewable Energy. Mr. Penner also serves as a director on the Board of the Bank of Nova Scotia. He was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of Peds Legwear Inc. prior to its acquisition by Gildan Activewear Inc. in August 2016. Mr. Penner was previously the Chair of the Board of Directors of Hydro-Quebec from 2014 to 2018. He has also served on the Board of Directors of ICD Quebec, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, and Selwyn House School. Mr. Penner holds a B.A. from McGill University and a J.D. from Hofstra University in New York.

Mr. Planques was a Vice Chairman at PwC Canada until retiring June 30, 2021. He was the Canadian Leader of both PwC One Analytics and PWC Deals and served on Canadian Firm’s Leadership Team. His focus areas included using data analytics to solve complex business issues, mergers and acquisitions, managing crisis situations, and business value creation. Mr. Planques has been providing financial services expertise for over 35 years in multiple industries and countries. Currently, he is a Managing Director at Revival Capital Partners, a special situations advisory firm. Mr. Planques graduated from University of Western Ontario and holds a Chartered Accountant (CA) and a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.

Mr. Singh is a seasoned leader in global financial services with a deep background in enterprise risk management, advanced analytics, and machine learning. He is the Chief Risk Officer at Pagaya Technologies, a global technology company delivering AI-driven product solutions to the financial ecosystem. He has held senior executive roles during his more than twenty-five years in the industry, including Chief Risk Officer at NewRez/Caliber, Genworth’s Global Mortgage Insurance, CitiMortgage, and GE Capital Americas. Mr. Singh also serves as director on the board of India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation and of Appalachian Trail Conservancy. He has previously served as director on the board of Genworth Australia and of Seguros de Credito a la Vivienda, Mexico. Mr. Singh has a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School, a Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers University, and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Mr. Mayers was the Chief Financial Officer of the Company from 2009 until 2023. He has over 30 years of finance and general management experience in financial services. Mr. Mayers sits on the Board of Directors of Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization and chairs its Finance, Audit and Risk committee. Prior to his retirement from the Company at the end of 2023, Mr. Mayers held several senior positions, including Vice President, Finance, Vice President, Operations, and Senior Vice President, Business Development. Prior to joining the Company, he held finance positions with Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada, Esso Petroleum Canada and Deloitte & Touche. He holds CPA, CA and CMA professional designations and has a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Waterloo.