OMERS

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

Salary Name Position
$148,991.88
earned in 2005 		GUS GATZIOS Mgr, Strat Plng & Performance Benchmrk'g
OMERS
$148,823.88
earned in 2005 		CAROLE CALDER Manager, Member Services
OMERS
$146,689.79
earned in 2005 		S. CRAIG MIDDAUGH Portfolio Manager, Core Fund
OMERS
$144,495.84
earned in 2005 		JAMES ROKS Legal Counsel, Corporate & Compliance
OMERS
$143,770.80
earned in 2005 		RUWAN KUMARA Manager, Investment Accounting
OMERS
$143,099.09
earned in 2005 		LAWRENCE NEWHOOK Portfolio Mgr., Alternative Strategies
OMERS
$143,094.37
earned in 2005 		ANGELA LAM Portfolio Mgr., Debt Private Placements
OMERS
$142,758.26
earned in 2005 		EDWARD A. JAMES Sr. Architect, Info. Technology Services
OMERS
$140,262.85
earned in 2005 		MARC KEIRSTEAD Val'n Specialist, Infra., Priv. Equities
OMERS
$140,005.19
earned in 2005 		MAQSOOD MALIK Manager, Investment Applications Support
OMERS
$138,738.14
earned in 2005 		SANDRA GAY VP, Investment Financial Controller
OMERS
$136,565.73
earned in 2005 		DEBRA PRESTON Manager, Pension Policy
OMERS
$134,734.16
earned in 2005 		CAMILLA SUTTON Assoc. Portfolio Mgr., Derivative Instr.
OMERS
$134,277.60
earned in 2005 		KENNY SO Team Leader
OMERS
$133,325.00
earned in 2005 		ZBIGNIEW DUSZAK Relationship Manager, IT Pension Systems
OMERS
$133,179.65
earned in 2005 		CATHY BARSS Manager, Business Support
OMERS
$131,418.52
earned in 2005 		MARY HETHERINGTON Project Manager
OMERS
$130,821.60
earned in 2005 		DAVID IRESON Associate, Equity Trading
OMERS
$130,719.41
earned in 2005 		CHRISTINA BEATTY Manager, Testing & Support
OMERS
$130,646.20
earned in 2005 		SLAVA EVSTRATOV Sr. Technical Analyst, Application Supp.
OMERS
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Published March 2006

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in OMERS, including:

  • Top Salaries at OMERS in the 2006 Sunshine List
  • PAUL HAGGIS
    President/CEO, OMERS
    $621,154.08
  • PAUL PUGH
    Sr. VP, Investments
    $572,769.86
  • SELMA LUSSENBURG
    Sr. VP, General Counsel/Corp. Secretary
    $422,757.71
  • PAUL RENAUD
    Sr. VP, Finance & Administration
    $409,999.90
  • DEBRA LECKMAN
    VP, Public Market Equities
    $380,203.91

2006 Ontario Sunshine List: OMERS Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, OMERS's 102 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $18,256,813.32 in 2005.

At the top of the OMERS Sunshine List

Topping the list for the OMERS was President/CEO, OMERS PAUL HAGGIS, who brought home $621,154.08 in 2005.

Following PAUL HAGGIS was Sr. VP, Investments PAUL PUGH, with annual earnings of $572,769.86. Sr. VP, General Counsel/Corp. Secretary SELMA LUSSENBURG made $422,757.71, Sr. VP, Finance & Administration PAUL RENAUD made $409,999.90, and VP, Public Market Equities DEBRA LECKMAN round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $380,203.91 for the OMERS 2006 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2005, 12 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 50 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 9 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 13 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 9 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 9 received over $300,000 at the OMERS.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 12 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 50 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 9 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 13 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 9 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 9 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2006 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employers List.