Alberta’s government named a long-serving bureaucrat as interim chief executive officer of the province’s pension fund manager following Thursday’s shock firing of the entire board.Ray Gilmour, who joined the public service in 2007 and currently serves as deputy minister of the executive council,

Ray Gilmour was appointed by the government of Alberta, Canada, as the interim CEO of the C$168.9 billion ($121 billion) Alberta Investment Management Corp., Edmonton. On Nov. 7, the Alberta government of Premier Danielle Smith dismissed the entire 10-member board of AIMCo, citing underperformance issues and rising costs.

Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s chief executive officer and entire board were sacked by the provincial government, which said the money manager has increased compensation and staff but hasn’t produced acceptable returns.

Longtime Alberta bureaucrat and top deputy minister Ray Gilmour has been appointed interim leader of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, the Crown agency set up to manage public pensions and investments at arm's-length from government.