Yana Watson Kakar has been appointed managing director and head of Americas at Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Montreal.
Ms. Kakar will contribute to CDPQ's global strategy, and be involved in the "development of key relationships across the public, private and civil sectors, and the deployment of constructive capital throughout the world," said a Thursday news release.
This is a newly created position, a spokesman for CDPQ said by email.
Ms. Kakar will also serve as head of CDPQ's New York office and oversee their offices in Mexico and Brazil to "promote the group in the wider region with key stakeholders," the release noted.
Ms. Kakar will work closely with the heads of the asset classes in developing CDPQ's investment strategy and partnerships across the Americas region while "strengthening the existing portfolio of constructive capital invested in private equity, fixed income, real estate, infrastructure, technology, and equity markets," the release added.
Ms. Kakar is currently the CEO of Growth for Good, a special purpose acquisition company focused on "sustainable companies critical to the decarbonization of the global economy," the release indicated.
The CDPQ spokesman noted that Ms. Kakar's appointment at CDPQ will be effective "when her SPAC transaction closes — in the near term."
As of Dec. 31, CDPQ had net assets of C$402 billion ($296.8 billion).
Growth for Good could not be immediately reached for further details.