Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Congratulates Avik Dey on Being Named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40®

Toronto, Canada (July 28, 2017): Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) made the following statement today: “On behalf of CPPIB, I would like to congratulate Avik Dey, Managing Director, Head of Natural Resources, for being named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40®. Avik is an outstanding investor and leader, and he has made significant contributions to CPPIB’s success,” said Mark Machin, President & Chief Executive Officer, CPPIB.  “At CPPIB, we aspire to hire, develop and retain high performing and collaborative individuals and are pleased that Avik's accomplishments have been recognized by Caldwell Partners and the Top 40 Advisory Board.”About Canada Pension Plan Investment BoardCanada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is a professional investment management organization that invests the funds not needed by the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to pay current benefits on behalf of 20 million contributors and beneficiaries. In order to build a diversified portfolio of CPP assets, CPPIB invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income instruments. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, São Paulo and Sydney, CPPIB is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan and at arm's length from governments. At March 31, 2017, the CPP Fund totalled $316.7 billion. For more information about CPPIB, please visit www.cppib.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.