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2 Strategy Two:

STRENGTHENING
THE BASE

Our transformation is built off the inputs into investment We’ll also recruit for the expertise that we don’t
management: people; information; technology; currently have, looking for skills in everything from deal
processes; and a robust culture of investment risk negotiations, to finance models, and cyber security. Our
management. back, middle, and front office will continue to grow. In-
house managers require about two people in the back for
PEOPLE every investment professional. By F2020, we’re projected
to be up to roughly 530 people!
The pace of our investment transformation and talent
management are intrinsically linked; we need to have the With this growth, housing employees all in one location —
right skills in place to meet our goals. With our previous which also facilitates interaction, an important part of our
model, we needed a team of generalists; now, we need new model — is critical. And so, we’ve invested in and
specialists. As Gina Pala, our SVP, IT, said in relation to her will operate from our new office building on 750 Pandora
department at the July 2017 Town Hall: Avenue in downtown Victoria.

“A team of specialized and focused experts INFORMATION
provide us with the time and capacity to get Information is central to all our decisions, and technology

a deeper understanding of the complexities allows us to easily leverage it to create long-term
value. An active, in-house manager is very hands-on
of your strategies and business needs.”
and data hungry. So, it’s no surprise that this new model
has a different set of technology, program, and system
BCI’ers will continue to have opportunities to enhance
their knowledge, through training, industry conferences, needs. We’re investing in top notch infrastructure and
data sources, which feed into the systems that track our
and more. We have eight new on-site programs and a
portfolios and investment activities.
development budget that’s increased by 700 per cent.

30 THE STRATEGIES THAT DRIVE OUR TRANSFORMATION