OMERS

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

Salary Name Position
$161,578.32
earned in 2005 		RENGA RAMASAWMY Relationship Mgr, IT Infra & Vendor Mgmt
OMERS
$119,175.54
earned in 2005 		RICHARD DUEMMEL Mgr., Retired Member & Central Services
OMERS
$298,074.59
earned in 2005 		ROBERT FOTHERINGHAM VP, Derivatives & Passive Investments
OMERS
$128,484.72
earned in 2005 		ROBERT LENNOX Associate Portfolio Manager
OMERS
$227,319.59
earned in 2005 		ROGER ROBINEAU Senior Manager, Investment Policy
OMERS
$110,590.71
earned in 2005 		RON RICCI Team Leader, Performance Measurement
OMERS
$155,463.94
earned in 2005 		RUTH ABBOTT VP, Strategy & Marketing
OMERS
$143,770.80
earned in 2005 		RUWAN KUMARA Manager, Investment Accounting
OMERS
$114,726.81
earned in 2005 		SAMANTHA LEE Sr. Analyst, Vendor Compl. & IT Security
OMERS
$138,738.14
earned in 2005 		SANDRA GAY VP, Investment Financial Controller
OMERS
$146,689.79
earned in 2005 		S. CRAIG MIDDAUGH Portfolio Manager, Core Fund
OMERS
$108,878.85
earned in 2005 		SEAD MUSIC Team Leader, Application Architecture
OMERS
$422,757.71
earned in 2005 		SELMA LUSSENBURG Sr. VP, General Counsel/Corp. Secretary
OMERS
$114,767.87
earned in 2005 		SHEILA SMITH Consultant, Human Resources
OMERS
$130,646.20
earned in 2005 		SLAVA EVSTRATOV Sr. Technical Analyst, Application Supp.
OMERS
$180,719.54
earned in 2005 		TAMMI KEITH Portfolio Mgr, Global Derivative Invest.
OMERS
$126,477.53
earned in 2005 		TERESA ELLIS Assoc. Portfolio Mgr., Small Cap Fund
OMERS
$103,302.07
earned in 2005 		THAYALAN PARAMALINGAM Designer, Analysis & Design
OMERS
$106,666.80
earned in 2005 		THERESA BUBIS Sr. Financial Auditor, Internal Audit
OMERS
$166,521.79
earned in 2005 		THOMSON SHIU Assoc. Portfolio Mgr., Alt. Strategies
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.