OMERS

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

Salary Name Position
$380,203.91
earned in 2005 		DEBRA LECKMAN VP, Public Market Equities
OMERS
$136,565.73
earned in 2005 		DEBRA PRESTON Manager, Pension Policy
OMERS
$100,992.66
earned in 2005 		D. ELLIOTT AIRHART Sr. Analyst, External Funds
OMERS
$173,681.73
earned in 2005 		DIANE PETO Portfolio Manager, Equity Trading
OMERS
$142,758.26
earned in 2005 		EDWARD A. JAMES Sr. Architect, Info. Technology Services
OMERS
$255,197.72
earned in 2005 		EVELYNN FUNSTON VP, Pension Systems
OMERS
$283,349.32
earned in 2005 		FLORETTA PALADINO VP, Human Resources
OMERS
$291,470.64
earned in 2005 		GARY KNIGHT Sr. Portfolio Manager, Indexed Equities
OMERS
$244,768.14
earned in 2005 		GEOFFREY STORMS VP, Internal Audit
OMERS
$111,175.14
earned in 2005 		GEORGE TCHAYEVSKI Team Leader, Tech'l. Architecture & Supp
OMERS
$235,432.50
earned in 2005 		GLENN BELCOURT Portfolio Mgr., Mortgages
OMERS
$102,528.00
earned in 2005 		GORDON CHENG Designer, Analysis & Design
OMERS
$229,410.76
earned in 2005 		GRAHAM HILLS VP, Pension Policy & Client Services
OMERS
$148,991.88
earned in 2005 		GUS GATZIOS Mgr, Strat Plng & Performance Benchmrk'g
OMERS
$119,275.37
earned in 2005 		IAN KINROSS Manager, Client Services
OMERS
$214,244.40
earned in 2005 		INDERJITS BENAWRA Portfolio Mgr., Debt Private Placements
OMERS
$116,480.68
earned in 2005 		IRENE BARONE Sr. Manager, Compensation & HR Ops.
OMERS
$117,878.47
earned in 2005 		IVONEKE TAYLOR Senior Analyst
OMERS
$305,790.87
earned in 2005 		JAMES DONEGAN VP, External Managers
OMERS
$144,495.84
earned in 2005 		JAMES ROKS Legal Counsel, Corporate & Compliance
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.