Charley Butler has been named chief pension officer at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Toronto, effective Jan. 1.
She will succeed Tracy Abel, who will continue as chief operations officer. Ms. Butler will report to Jo Taylor, president and chief executive officer.
Ms. Butler, who first joined OTPP in 2015, confirmed in an email that her current title is senior managing director-member services. A spokeswoman said she will continue to oversee member services.
Mr. Taylor said in a news release that "Charley has played a pivotal role in delivering service excellence to our 333,000 active and retired teachers, through a focus on self-funded growth, digital transformation and innovation."
OTPP's net assets totaled C$242.5 billion ($188.3 billion) as of June 30.