Jeff Lucassen was named chief financial and operations officer of Diversified Global Asset Management Inc., Toronto, a hedge fund-of-funds manager with C$4.5 billion (US$3.4 billion) under management. A call to George Gain, managing partner of DGAM, for more information was not returned by press time.
Mr. Lucassen was controller of the C$75.7 billion Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Toronto, where he had oversight of investment finance operations, performance and risk measurement, finance, securities compliance, financial reporting and corporate finance. Deborah Hanna, a spokeswoman for the plan, did not return a call by press time regarding Mr. Lucassen's replacement.