Sep 21, 2022

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Alberta Investment Management Corporation Establishes Calgary Office

Calgary, Alberta – Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is pleased to announce the opening of an additional office in Calgary, Alberta. The new office expands AIMCo’s footprint provincially and grows its number of satellite offices to four, including those in Toronto, London, and Luxembourg.

“Our decision to establish a formal presence in Calgary provides AIMCo a truly pan-Alberta footprint from which to further drive efficiencies in Alberta-based investment opportunities, enabling us to continue to deliver the best risk-adjusted rate of return for our clients,“ said Evan Siddall, Chief Executive Officer at AIMCo. “We are a global investor but with a unique home-field advantage in areas such transition finance. Our Calgary office will play a pivotal role for us here.”

Alberta has been an important economic driver for Canada and AIMCo’s clients have benefitted from the direct access the corporation has had to investment opportunities within the province. As of June 30, 2022, client portfolios held approximately $7 billion in investments across the province, largely public equities and real estate holdings. Notable Calgary-based investments include:

  • Eighth Avenue Place

  • TC Energy | Coastal GasLink

  • Benevity

“Coupled with our headquarters in Edmonton, AIMCo’s Calgary office will provide an avenue for us to attract the high calibre of talent necessary to fulfill our purpose of helping our clients collectively secure a better financial future for the Albertans they serve,” said Krista Pell, Chief Human Resources Officer at AIMCo. “The team thus far established in Calgary serves as another proof point that AIMCo is a destination organization, attracting individuals with widely varying work experience from across Alberta, North America and around the globe.”

About Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)

AIMCo is one of Canada’s largest and most diversified institutional investment managers with $168.3 billion of assets under management as at December 31, 2021. AIMCo was established on January 1, 2008, with a mandate to provide superior long-term investment results for its clients. AIMCo operates at arms-length from the Government of Alberta and invests globally on behalf of 31 pension, endowment, and government funds in the Province of Alberta. For more information follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter. For media inquiries, please email mediarelations@aimco.ca.