Our Leadership Team

Ray Gilmour was appointed interim CEO in November of 2024.

Prior to joining AIMCo, he served as Alberta’s Deputy Minister of Executive Council for more than five years and worked in Executive Council under multiple administrations. His deputy minister appointments include Finance, Intergovernmental Relations, Infrastructure, Sustainable Resource Development and Municipal Affairs. Prior to his time in government, he worked for fifteen years in the banking and financial services industry.

Mr. Gilmour holds an MBA and is a CPA. He is also a holder of the Institute of Corporate Directors Director designation.

Suzanne Akers is AIMCo's Chief Risk Officer, responsible for the Investment Risk and Enterprise Risk functions. In her role, Suzanne champions the integration of risk awareness in investment and non-investment decisions and activities, a “speak up culture,” and transparent risk dialogue in service of clients.

Prior to joining AIMCo in 2022, she served as Co-Head of Franklin Templeton's Investment Risk Management Group, responsible for Equity, Balanced, and Fixed Income strategies globally. She has extensive experience in a variety of businesses in the asset management industry at both Franklin Templeton and Morgan Stanley.

Ms. Akers holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University, an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business where she was an Arjay Miller scholar, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM). Ms. Akers is a member of the Board of Directors of the AIMCo Foundation for Financial Education and a co-Executive Sponsor of the Black Employees and Allies Network.

Janice Guzzo is AIMCo’s Chief Human Resources Officer. She was promoted from her role as Managing Director of Global Partnerships and Total Rewards in 2025.

With over 35 years of leadership and experience in strategic human resources planning, talent acquisition, labour relations, and designing and implementing HR programs globally, her expertise in fostering a culture of innovation, inclusion, and engagement is instrumental in driving AIMCo's continued success.

Prior to joining AIMCo, Ms. Guzzo held a number of senior HR leadership roles within the information technology and oil and gas sectors, as well as with a Saskatchewan Crown Corporation.

Ms. Guzzo is a graduate of Business from University of Regina and Labour & Industrial Relations from Queen’s University. She holds a coaching certificate from Ivey Business School.

Paul Langill is AIMCo’s Chief Financial Officer. Paul joined AIMCo in 2020 from TD Bank Financial Group in Toronto where he was the Special Advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TD Securities. Previously, Mr. Langill was the Executive Vice President of TD Bank Group, Chief Operating Officer of TD Securities, Senior Vice President, Trading Risk, Risk Management, CFO of TD Securities, and held senior positions within TD’s Treasury & Balance Sheet Management group.

Prior to his career with TD Bank Group, Mr. Langill was a partner in Ernst & Young’s Capital Markets Practice.

Mr. Langill holds a master of accounting and a bachelor of arts from the University of Waterloo and is a CPA, CA.

Justin Lord oversees AIMCo's Public Equities and Fixed Income teams, helping ensure the successful execution of the investment strategy.

Mr. Lord has been serving as Head of Public Equities for two years and has over nineteen years of public markets investment experience with expertise, twelve with AIMCo, in both capital allocation and international public markets.

Mr. Lord joined AIMCo in 2012, moving from the East Coast, where he was managing equity mandates for an institutional asset manager.

Mr. Lord holds a BBA with a major in finance from the University of New Brunswick and is a CFA Charterholder. He is on the AIMCo Foundation for Financial Education’s Board of Directors.

Denise leads AIMCo’s Global Technology & Data team to leverage the technology infrastructure of the organization to invest on behalf of our clients more efficiently.

Prior to arriving at AIMCo, she served as Chief Technology Officer at ATB Financial where she was responsible for leading the Technology, Innovation and Engineering team that was accountable for the digitization and modernization of ATB’s core technologies, along with innovation under ATB Ventures. Ms. Man believes in investing in people and is focused on client centricity, engineering excellence and building trusted interactions that unleash limitless possibilities for Albertans.

With an enthusiasm for technology and innovation, Ms. Man has worked on artificial intelligence research, the development of the 64-bit Itanium microprocessor, intellectual property licensing, and transformations in delivery and operational capacities. Ms. Man is the proud owner of seven patents and several publications with the U.S. Patent Office. She is a member of the Mount Royal University Board of Governors and the Board of Directors for the National Music Centre. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Tua Financial Technologies. She serves as a coach and mentor to others interested in careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) and is committed to people, inclusion, and a safe and healthy workplace.

Amit Prakash joined AIMCo in 2020 as its first Chief Investment Strategy Officer with a subsequent title change to Chief Fiduciary Management Officer, reflecting an expanded role in serving the needs of clients. Mr. Prakash was formerly Managing Director, Multi Asset Solutions, Canada at BMO Global Asset Management in Toronto. Prior to this role, he was Managing Director, Global Exchange Traded Funds and Alternative Investments and was also responsible for establishing and leading BMO Global Asset Management’s Asia business based out of Hong Kong.

His career spans portfolio management, investment and product strategy and trading roles with top global investment management firms such as BlackRock in Singapore and London, Barclays Global Investors in Toronto and Wells Fargo Nikko Advisors in San Francisco.

Mr. Prakash holds an MBA from Tulane University, a master of economics and bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Delhi and is a CFA charterholder. He is on the board of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG).

A senior investment executive with over 25 years in the investment and portfolio management industry, Jason Chang was formerly the Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities for the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), the largest single-profession pension plan in Canada. He led the team responsible for the overall fund’s exposures to these global asset classes and the related active investment programs. Previously, Mr. Chang held various other portfolio management and investment-related responsibilities spanning global credit products, debt issuance, counterparty credit management and liquidity management.

Mr. Chang has been active in many professional associations including the Canadian Fixed-Income Forum which was established by the Bank of Canada, and the Fixed Income Advisory Committee for the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). He has been a member of the Board of Directors for the Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company as well as having acted as chair of their Investment Committee and served on the Board and Executive Committee for the Investor Leadership Network. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada.

In 2019, Mr. Chang was a recipient of Women in Capital Markets’ Champion of Change Award which recognizes excellence in leadership, commitment and creativity in advancing equality in the Canadian finance industry.

Mr. Chang is a graduate of the Ivey School of Business and has received the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and he is a graduate of the ICD-Rotman Director Education Program and achieved his ICD.D designation.

Sarah Esler leads the team responsible for managing and growing AIMCo’s mortgage portfolio of domestic and global assets, on behalf of our clients.

Ms. Esler joined AIMCo in 2016 and since that time has been responsible for the investment management and transaction structuring of AIMCo’s Canadian, U.S. and European mortgage portfolios.

She serves as AIMCo’s representative at the Investor Leadership Network’s Diversity in Investment initiative and is a member of AIMCo’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Management Committee.

Ms. Esler holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia with a specialty in Urban Land Economics.

Ben Hawkins leads the team of investment professionals responsible for a global portfolio of Infrastructure and Renewable Resources investments. Mr. Hawkins serves on the board of directors for AES Clean Energy, having previously served on the boards of London City Airport, Puget Sound Energy, Grupo SAESA, Mosaic Forest Corp and Autopista Central. Mr. Hawkins joined AIMCo in 2007 as a Portfolio Manager with a focus on strengthening the direct investment capabilities for the asset class.

Since becoming part of the infrastructure team, Mr. Hawkins has held progressively more senior positions resulting in him becoming head of the group in 2014. His previous experience includes the utility sector where he worked in several commercial roles developing and acquiring infrastructure assets across the U.S. and Canada. Prior to that, he worked for an advisory firm providing private capital solutions as well as developing and refining business strategy.

Mr. Hawkins holds both an MBA and Undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta and is a CFA Charterholder.

Justin Lord oversees AIMCo's Public Equities and Fixed Income teams, helping ensure the successful execution of the investment strategy.

Mr. Lord has been serving as Head of Public Equities for two years and has over nineteen years of public markets investment experience with expertise, twelve with AIMCo, in both capital allocation and international public markets.

Mr. Lord joined AIMCo in 2012, moving from the East Coast, where he was managing equity mandates for an institutional asset manager.

Mr. Lord holds a BBA with a major in finance from the University of New Brunswick and is a CFA Charterholder. He is on the AIMCo Foundation for Financial Education’s Board of Directors.

Paul Mouchakkaa most recently served as Managing Partner, Head of Canada with BentallGreenOak, a position he held since June 2020. With BentallGreenOak, he led the Canadian Investment Management team which is responsible for a $25 billion diversified real estate portfolio made on behalf of 140 Canadian and global investors.

Previously, Mr. Mouchakkaa served as Managing Investment Director and Head of Real Assets for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), a role he held since 2015. At CalPERS, he had responsibility and authority for CalPERS’ $62 billion real asset portfolio; which includes nearly $53 billion in top tier commercial real estate assets and $8 billion in infrastructure assets located across the U.S., as well as in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Prior to his role at CalPERS, Mr. Mouchakkaa was Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Research and Strategy for Morgan Stanley from 2011-2015.

Mr. Mouchakkaa is a Canadian citizen, born in Ottawa and has worked in Toronto, Old Greenwich, Connecticut, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. He is an Honours Economics graduate of Carleton University in Ottawa and holds an MBA majoring in Finance from the University of Oregon.

Peter Shen is responsible for leading private debt and loan investments globally across the capital structure. He is based in our London office.

Mr. Shen joined AIMCo in 2010 upon the inception of Private Debt & Loan as a new asset class. He has previous experience with Citigroup and Royal Bank of Canada in Investment Banking, and CPPIB in Principal Credit Investments. Mr. Shen was trained and practiced in Engineering before his transition into Finance.

Mr. Shen holds a BCom (High Distinction) from the University of Toronto, a M.Sc. from the University of Alberta, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Peter Teti leads a team of professionals responsible for AIMCo’s global Private Equity platform. He has led the program since he joined AIMCo in 2012.

Mr. Teti has more than 30 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to AIMCo, he was a Managing Director of Rothschild Canada advising organizations on mergers and acquisitions, privatizations and restructurings. Prior to Rothschild, Mr. Teti spent eight years in London in investment banking and financial advisory assisting companies on cross-border M&A. 

Mr. Teti holds a BCom (Honours) from Queen’s University, CPA, CA and ICD.D designations.