Meet Our New Team Members
The SIMA team is growing as we take steps to deliver on our expanded mandate.
We’re delighted to welcome Ivan Kotchoubei as our new Chief Administration Officer and Angélique Bernabé as Director, Research.
In this newly created and multi-faceted role, Ivan will serve as the principal liaison to member firms, addressing their critical operational challenges while also overseeing SIMA’s administration, members services, technology, and governance.
Prior to joining, Ivan held positions at Scotiabank, Mackenzie Investments, and State Street. He brings to SIMA a wealth of experience in operations, business analytics, and finance. Ivan holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School at Western University and a CAIA designation. He speaks several languages, including Ukrainian and German.
Ivan joined SIMA on March 31, 2025.
Angélique is an experienced economic, financial and strategy consultant with diverse experience in antitrust and competition, valuation and damages, data science, labour and employment, and false advertising. She will lead our strategic research initiatives to inform our advocacy and policy development efforts and will be essential to aligning our research with SIMA’s strategic priorities focusing on asset management, wealth management, and capital markets.
Angélique has held various international research positions, including as an economics lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Most recently, she was a manager for Analysis Group. She holds a PhD in economics from TMU and is fluent in French.
Angélique joined SIMA on March 24, 2025.
