Mike Macpherson Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Hired to direct the implementation of a proprietary pension administration system for a prominent client establishing a self-administration model for Pension & Benefit Administration.
• Provide project management, pension administration consulting expertise, and support the implementation of the pension administration system for the recently established Operating Engineers' Benefit Administration.

• Hired to provide strategic policy advice, to support the Government as plan sponsor and employer about design, funding and membership of the pension plans provided for Ontario Public Service employees.
• Treasury Board’s lead on the government’s initiative to consolidate Broader Public Sector pension plans with the provincially sponsored Public Service Pension Plan.
• Advise senior government officials on the implications, financial and otherwise, of proposed pension policy strategies and initiatives.
• Successfully directed two agency pension plan asset mergers with over $700M in funds eliminating over $30M annually in future cash requirements for the agencies.
• Lead Consultant on the Agency Review Task Force for Treasury Board Secretariat, providing overview of the Ontario Pension Board, identifying potential government efficiencies and related economies of scale.
• Treasury Board lead on designating agencies into the Public Service Pension Plan, such as the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario and the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Administration Corporation

Toronto, Canada Area

Recruited to harmonize the pension and benefit plans for a retirement client who was acquiring companies at a torrid pace. My extensive knowledge of pension plan administration, process improvement, legislation, national and global trends was quickly applied across Segal’s book of clients. Obtaining the trust of several C-suite executives and Boards of.

Recruited to assist in the development and implementation of HOOPP's pension administration system. Responsibilities included the review and development of business and technology specifications for HOOPP's data systems, operational systems and data collection systems.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto

Toronto, Canada Area

Hired by the USW to educate Local Union Presidents and Treasurers on pension plans and to assist in collective bargaining negotiations on defined benefit plans. Often presented to large groups of Steelworkers on pension plan issues. Was facilitator of semi-annual seminar "How to Bargain Your Pension Benefits".