Robert G. Bertram
Director
Robert Bertram is a retired pension investment executive. He was the Executive Vice President of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Teachers) from 1990 to 2008. He led the Teachers’ investment program and oversaw the pension fund’s growth from $19 billion when it was established in 1990 to $108.5 billion. Prior to that, he spent 18 years at Telus Corporation, formerly Alberta Government Telephones. Before leaving Telus, he was Assistant Vice President and Treasurer.
Mr. Bertram has a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Calgary and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Alberta. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder. He also holds an ICD.D designation (Institute of Corporate Directors and the Rotman School of Business) and was appointed as a fellow in 2012 for his outstanding governance contributions to Canadian enterprises.
Mr. Bertram is the chair of the strategic committee of Glass Lewis LLC and a director of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. Mr. Bertram has a proven track record of managing and leading growth as an executive of a large pension fund. With over 40 years of experience in financial roles, he brings an extensive knowledge of the regulatory environments of the industries
the funds are invested in and is considered a financial expert.
As chair of the strategic committee of a leading independent governance analysis and proxy-voting firm, Mr. Bertram brings developed knowledge in governance to his role. His service as
a compensation committee chair and member of compensation committees of private companies has given him an extensive background in compensation matters.
Mr. Bertram sits on the following committees:
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Other public company directorships |
Type of company |
Stock exchange |
Committee appointments |
| Strathbridge Asset Management Inc.1 |
Equity Fund |
TSX |
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| Previous public company directorships over the last five years |
| None |
1An investment management fund organization managing a series of closed-end funds on the TSX. Mr. Bertram is a board member and participates in the audit committee function for five exchange-listed funds. The funds are related managed entities and limited in business purpose as investment funds. They are restricted to a mandate of a limited number of specific securities and dealt with as a group, making preparation and review time significantly less than would be associated with a single operating business. The board has considered and determined that Mr. Bertram’s participation in these funds does not impede his ability to fully carry out his duties as a director and committee member of Nexen.