Board of Directors

Geri Markvoort Chair

Geri Markvoort is a retired senior human resources executive, with more than 40 years’ experience in large complex organizations. She has aligned the delivery of human resources with the needs of business in various sectors (natural resources, manufacturing, banking and professional services). Significant organizational change, global service models, total rewards delivery, effective client relationships and the evolution of the HR function have challenged and engaged her throughout her career. A passionate champion for change and strong HR leadership, Geri’s board experience has included governance roles as Chair of the Board of Governors, George Brown College; Chair of the Board, Dress for Success Toronto; and board member of Lawn Summer Nights and the Cystic Fibrosis Toronto Chapter. Geri holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

David Bulmer Director

Dave Bulmer is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AMAPCEO – Ontario’s Professional Employees (15,000 members) and has been since 2015. He previously held the offices of Chief Financial Officer, Board Chair, Director-at-Large, Finance Committee Chair and Pension Committee Chair. His home position in the Ontario Public Service is within the Emergency Health Services Branch of the Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care. Dave has attained his ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors at Rotman’s School of Management, and completed SHARE’s Pension Investment and Governance, and Trustee Master Class certifications. Dave lectures on labour relations at several Ontario universities and is a long-time community activist who has volunteered his time as a coach in elite-level sports and as a volunteer with PFLAG and Crohn’s & Colitis Canada.

Earl Dumitru Director

Earl Dumitru has been a legal and policy advisor with the Government of Ontario for more than twenty years. He brings breadth and depth in legal practice attained in increasingly complex and senior portfolios under five governments with diverse missions. Some notable files include liability reform, amendments to the Class Proceedings Act, developing a new Legal Aid Services Act, agency and industry governance, and oversight of capital projects.

Earl has also served on the Board of the Association of Law Officers of the Crown, (ALOC) for over 10 years and was elected President of ALOC from 2014-2018. As President, his responsibilities included collective bargaining, managing staff, budgets and audits, day-to-day operations, and developing a sustainable organization capable of meeting its fiduciary responsibilities to its members.

Shawn Leis Director

Shawn Leis, CPA, CMA, MM is the Executive Officer – Finance at Ontario Provincial Police Association. His career spans more than 25 years, including senior financial and operational leadership roles at several manufacturing companies, a sawmill distribution company, and a sub-prime automotive financing company.

Shawn is a part-time finance instructor at Georgian College and serves as Treasurer on the Georgian Bay Cancer Support Centre. Past board experience includes Penetang Minor Hockey (four years), School Board Trustee (eight years), Church Trustee (eight years) and Church Stewardship (14 years). He attended the University of Waterloo to obtain an Honours Degree in Co-op Accountancy Studies and subsequently earned a CPA designation, as well as a master’s degree in management. Shawn also completed four modules of the Director’s College at DeGroote School of Business.

Geoffrey Melbourne Director

Geoffrey Melbourne is a Partner and Wealth Canada Growth Leader with Mercer. As an experienced actuary, retirement consultant and client relationship manager, Geoffrey has more than 30 years of experience advising clients on pension plan strategies, plan design, plan governance and administration, and merger and acquisition due diligence. He is currently Chair of the Project Oversight Group at the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) for the update of Canadian Pensioners’ Mortality, and a member of the Actuarial Profession Oversight Board. He is passionate about supporting colleagues and clients in optimizing their potential.

Geoffrey is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. He holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and a BSc in Mathematics from the University of the West Indies.

Richard B. Nunn Director

Richard is a director who joined the OPB Board in July 2023. He has been involved in senior governance roles in the public sector for over twenty years, serving as a Governor at the University of Toronto from 2004-2013 and as Chair of the Governing Council between 2011-2013. He is currently a director of Halton Health Care and served as Chair of the Board between 2019-2023. He is currently Chair of UTAM which manages assets on behalf of the University of Toronto. He is also a Council member of ICAEW, an international accounting organization based in London.

Richard retired as a partner from Deloitte in 2023 having completed a 34-year career in professional accounting. He led the Financial Services Audit and Assurance practice for Canada and served on the Global Financial Services Audit leadership team. He specialized in banking, asset management and pension industries while at Deloitte serving some of the largest organizations including RBC, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and the Public Sector Pension Plan Investment Board.

Richard is a past member of the OSFI Advisory Committee and a past Chair of the Panel Auditors’ Committee of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization.

Richard holds a degree in Banking and Finance from Loughborough University in the UK. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, UK, and he holds the Institute of Corporate Directors designation.

Suzann Pennington Director

Suzann Pennington is a retired senior finance executive with over 30 years’ experience in strategic planning, complex investments, M&A, risk management and ESG in public and private companies. As Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of CIBC Global Asset Management, Suzann was responsible for over $110 billion in financial assets. She has held a number of senior finance positions including Vice President of Mackenzie Financial, and was a founding partner of a mutual fund company. Suzann holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo, a Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and the ICD.D designation from the Institute for Corporate Directors.

Tom Valks Director

Antonius (‘Tom’) Valks is an all-round and seasoned business professional with more than 30 years of institutional investment and pension fund experience.

He recently retired from his position as Chief Investment Officer of the University of Ottawa Pension Fund and Investment Management. In that role, he managed all aspects of the pension fund, as well as its endowments and other investments. His career includes senior investment and leadership roles with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. He led the asset allocation and private market investments for its pension fund and insurance portfolios. Earlier in his career, Tom managed United States and global equity portfolios with Montrusco Bolton and its predecessor company Bolton Tremblay. He is a Certified Financial Analyst, has a Certified Professional Accountant designation and has a Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration from the HEAO-School in The Netherlands.