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Canadian businessman (born 1965)
Evan Siddall
At the 2024
World Economic Forum
CEO of
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
In office
July 1, 2021
–
November 3, 2024
Preceded by
Kevin Uebelein
President & CEO of the Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation
In office
2014–2021
Preceded by
Karen Kinsley
Succeeded by
Romy Bowers
Special Advisor to the Governor of the Bank of Canada
In office
2010–2014
Preceded by
Tim Hodgson
Succeeded by
Lynn Paterson
Personal details
Born
1965 (age
60
–
61)
Toronto, Ontario
, Canada
Spouse
Sonia Verma
Children
2
Alma mater
Osgoode Hall Law School
,
University of Guelph
Evan Siddall
(born 1965) is a Canadian businessman who served as Chief Executive Officer of the
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
from 2021 to 2024.
[
1
]
Previously, he served as the CEO of Canada’s state-owned housing authority, the
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
, following a career in investment banking.
[
2
]
Early life and education
[
edit
]
Siddall was born in Toronto, Ontario, grew up in Georgetown, Ontario and attended
Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School
in Guelph, Ontario.
Siddall obtained a B.A. in Management Economics from the
University of Guelph
, and an LL.B. from
Osgoode Hall Law School
,
York University
. He also completed the President's Program in Leadership executive education program at
Harvard Business School
.
Career
[
edit
]
Siddall was appointed CEO of AIMCo effective July 1, 2021 and has been credited with transforming its leadership and strategy around a renewed focus on clients following significant trading losses in 2020.
[
3
]
Previously, Siddall served as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) from January, 2014 to April, 2021.  He was appointed CEO of
CMHC
for a five-year term effective January 1, 2014.  Siddall's role entailed leading CMHC as it implemented Canada’s 10-year National Housing Strategy.
[
4
]
In 2018, Siddall's term was renewed for another two years, to December 2020.
[
5
]
On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, Siddall announced that he would not be renewing his term at CMHC,
[
6
]
though on December 18, 2020, he agreed to stay on as President and CEO of CMHC until a new CEO is appointed.
[
7
]
Siddall has been a vocal defender of the
Trudeau
government's mortgage
stress test
to limit house price growth by making it harder to qualify for a mortgage in Canada.
[
8
]
[
9
]
Siddall entered public service in 2010, joining the
Bank of Canada
as Special Advisor to the Governor and the Bank’s Senior Representative in Toronto, Canada’s financial centre.
Siddall spent five years at Burns Fry Limited (later
BMO Nesbitt Burns
) (1989-1994) before leaving as Managing Director to become a Vice President of
Goldman Sachs & Co
in 1997. Promoted to Managing Director in 2001, he left Goldman in 2002 to join
Lazard Frères & Co
as Resident Managing Director and Head of Canada. Siddall joined Fort Reliance Limited, the parent company of
Irving Oil Limited
, as Corporate Finance Officer in 2009.
Siddall is a former chair of the Board of Governors of the University of Guelph, 2008-2011, and the Council of Chairs of Ontario Universities.
[
10
]
He was also a former faculty member and founding member of the Advisory Board of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at
McGill_University
.
[
11
]
He is a past president of the
Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
and the Osler Bluff Ski Club. Siddall is also a co-founder of craft brewery Side Launch Brewing Co.
[
12
]
In 2022, Siddall was honoured with a
Catalyst
award for his work in promoting women and
diversity, equity, and inclusion
.
[
13
]
Siddall is formerly a Nonresident Senior Fellow of the
Brookings Institution
[
14
]
and attended the annual meeting of the
Bilderberg Group
in Madrid in 2024.
[
15
]
Personal life
[
edit
]
He is married to Sonia Verma, a Canadian news executive and former foreign correspondent.
Siddall, who was diagnosed with early-onset
Parkinson's disease
in 2014, founded an annual cycling fundraiser for Parkinson's, the Growling Beaver Brevet, which has raised over CAD$4 million for Parkinsons charities.
[
16
]
He served on the board of the
Davis Phinney Foundation
from 2016-2020.
References
[
edit
]
↑
"CEO Appointment and 2020 Performance Results"
.
CEO Appointment and 2020 Performance Results
. Retrieved
April 15,
2021
.
↑
"CMHC eases mortgage insurance rules, admits tightening was a mistake"
. Retrieved
September 14,
2021
.
↑
"AIMCo CEO focuses on rebuilding damaged client relationships in Alberta while avoiding political fights"
.
The Globe and Mail
. September 29, 2023
. Retrieved
November 17,
2023
.
↑
"Canada's First Ever National Housing Strategy - A Place to Call Home"
.
A Place to Call Home
. Retrieved
June 23,
2018
.
↑
Government of Canada ensures continuity of leadership during period of transformation, announces extension of term for CMHC President
.
↑
McClelland, Colin.
"CMHC head Evan Siddall announces departure, says he won't seek term renewal"
.
Financial Post
. Retrieved
January 16,
2020
.
↑
Government of Canada Extends Term for CMHC President
.
↑
Estate, Real (May 23, 2019).
"CMHC head issues sharp defence of mortgage stress test as calls grow to loosen rules | Financial Post"
. Retrieved
October 19,
2019
.
↑
"
'Lobby is on the wrong side of this issue': CMHC head takes on real estate industry with defence of mortgage stress tests"
. Retrieved
October 19,
2019
.
↑
"Past Chairs of the Board of Governors"
. Retrieved
August 10,
2024
.
↑
"Past Advisory Board Members"
. Retrieved
August 10,
2024
.
↑
"HOME"
.
Side Launch Brewing Company
. Retrieved
June 23,
2018
.
↑
"Catalyst - Evan Siddall"
. Retrieved
November 17,
2023
.
↑
"Evan Siddall, Nonresident senior fellow"
. Retrieved
November 17,
2023
.
↑
"List of Participants 2024"
. Retrieved
August 10,
2024
.
↑
"Growling Beaver Brevet"
.
Growling Beaver Brevet
. Archived from
the original
on May 7, 2021
. Retrieved
June 23,
2018
.
External links
[
edit
]
"AIMCo CEO focuses on rebuilding damaged client relationships in Alberta while avoiding political fights"
.
The Globe and Mail
. September 29, 2023
. Retrieved
November 17,
2023
.
"AIMCo taps former CMHC head Evan Siddall as next CEO"
.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
. April 15, 2021
. Retrieved
April 21,
2021
.
"Former Goldman Sachs investment banker appointed to head CMHC"
.
Business.financialpost.com
. December 20, 2013
. Retrieved
June 23,
2018
.
"How the head of CMHC is shaking up the housing regulator"
.
Beta.theglobeandmail.com
. June 17, 2016
. Retrieved
June 23,
2018
.
"Meet Evan Siddall, the CEO who remade the CMHC"
.
Canadianbusiness.com
. April 17, 2017
. Retrieved
June 23,
2018
.
"10th Annual Salute to Grassroots Heroes - On The Bay Magazine"
.
Onthebaymagazine.com
. December 12, 2016
. Retrieved
June 23,
2018
.
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