UBC Investment Management (UBCIM) is pleased to announce recent changes to the firm’s Board of Directors.

Brenda Eaton joins the UBCIM Board as a Director. Brenda is a seasoned corporate director, having served for 20 years on private, public, not-for-profit and crown-corporation Boards. Currently she is Chair of RBC’s Global Asset Management Independent Review Committee and Vice Chair of the Canadian Red Cross, and serves on the Investment Committee of the Canada Council and the Killam Trusts. Previously she was Chair of Westland Insurance, Transelec and the Max Bell Foundation, as well as Chair of the Vancouver Foundation Investment Committee. Brenda has held executive leadership positions in the BC Public Service, including Deputy Minister of Finance as well as Assistant Deputy Minister in charge of the B.C. Provincial Treasury. She has a Master’s Degree in Economics and is certified by the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Chris Kautzky joins the UBCIM Board as a Director. Chris retired in 2025 after six years as Chief Investment Officer for the Ontario Pension Board in Toronto. He had a 20-year career with Aon in both Toronto and Vancouver as a Partner in the Investment Consulting practice advising a wide range of institutional clients. He was also the Managing Director of Aon Hewitt Investment Management, Aon’s OCIO business in Canada. Chris is a member of the Investment Committee at WorkSafeBC and sits on the Investment Committee of the Metcalf Foundation. From 2019 to 2025, he was a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee, serving as Chair for the last three years of his membership. Chris has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Western University and is a CFA Charter holder.

Board changes also include the departures of Hyewon Kong and Rakesh Saraf following the conclusion of their terms.

In addition to Ms. Eaton and Mr. Kautzky, the current UBCIM Board consists of: Azim Lalani (Chair), Alexa Blain, Tom Bradley, Doug Cheung, Amanda Farrell, Naveen Kapahi, Yale Loh and Byron Thom.

ABOUT UBCIM

UBCIM is a professional investment management company established to provide comprehensive portfolio management and advisory services to The University of British Columbia.  UBCIM is wholly owned subsidiary of UBC and currently has over $7.4 billion in assets under management. Additional information about UBCIM is available on the Company’s website at www.ubcim.ca.

For more information, please contact: info@ubcim.ca