The emerging markets firm has halted fundraising and capital deployment as Arif Naqvi hands over leadership to two co-heads.
Justin Mallis, who worked with a number of credit funds in his former role, becomes global head of project management at his new employer.
Andrew Claerhout spent 13 years at the Canadian pension and the last four-and-a-half as head of its C$18.9bn infrastructure programme.
André Bourbonnais, who oversaw a major strategy shift at Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board, will join the global asset manager in Q2.
Wallace Henderson and Sebastian Sherman are the final two senior members hired to drive the group’s nascent infrastructure unit.
Sang-Hyun Yoo, former global alternatives head of Korea’s National Pension Service, joins Mirae Asset Daewoo as head of private equity.
Guillermo Marroquin, whose responsibilities involved marketing ag funds at the Australian firm, will lead real assets efforts in North America at the placement agent.
Roderick Gadsby, hired from Stormharbour, will serve as a managing director in Northleaf’s London office.
Michael Ryder, who previously worked for Blackstone Energy Partners, will help the Canadian pension seek opportunities in the energy sector.
The move comes as the firm closes its $5bn acquisition of Equis Energy alongside PSP Investments and China Investment Corporation.
Michael Huerta, an Obama appointee whose five-year term ended this month, has been appointed as a senior advisor.
Industry veteran Jesús Olmos, who joined the private equity firm a decade ago, is leaving at the end of April.
The former US Transportation Secretary, recently hired to lead Related Fund Management’s new infrastructure programme, answers five questions about the fate of US infrastructure.
Peter Wright and Rinku Bhadoria have joined the Cleveland-based law firm as partners.
James Rubin, who worked in private equity before joining New York State government, has been appointed to the new position.