Mark Machin

Mark Machin (born 1966) is an English-Canadian investment banker who is the President and CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.[1]

Machin in Davos in 2018

Early life and education

Machin was born in England in 1966.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physiological Sciences from Oxford University and then a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from Cambridge University in 1990.

Career

During his first-year medical internship, Machin developed an interest in financial markets and accepted an analyst position in the London office of Goldman-Sachs in 1991.[3] Machin was transferred to the Goldman-Sachs' new Hong Kong office where he worked for 20 years focusing on Investment Banking in Asian markets.[3] In 2012, Machin left Goldman-Sachs to become Senior Managing Director and President of CPP Investment Board Asia Inc. In June 2016, he was appointed CEO of the CPP Investment Board.[3] He is also a board director of FCLTGlobal, a think tank established by CPPIB in 2016. Through his leadership, CPP Investment Board has grown its net assets to north of C$400 billion.

References
  1. Machin, Mark (19 May 2016). "Mark Machin takes reins at pension fund CPPIB". Financial Times. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. "Who is Mark Machin?". Profile. CPP Investment Board. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. Nelson, Jacqueline (13 January 2013). "Appetite for Risk: (Meet the man in charge of your pension)". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 17 April 2018.


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