Heather Arden
Senior Pension Administrator
PBI Heather Arden is a Senior Pension Administrator with over 25 years of industry experience specializing in defined benefit and multi-employer pension plan administration. At PBI, she is part of the administration team for five separate plans, including as the lead administrator for two divisions for one of Canada’s largest and most complex multi-divisional plans. Heather holds a Micro-Computer Business Applications Certificate from CompuCollege, School of Business. She has successfully passed the first exam towards the Retirement Plans Associate (RPA) designation | | Sonia Massicotte, LL.B.
Legal Consultant
PBI Sonia Massicotte, lawyer and consultant at PBI, provides legal support to clients and has over 20 years of experience in the industry. She advises clients on the various legal aspects related to pension plans and employee benefits, in particular pension plan governance, drafting of plan texts, including amendments, compliance of pension plans with applicable laws, and issues relating to plan surpluses/deficits. Sonia also provides support to clients in the day-to-day administration of their pension plans. Sonia is responsible for monitoring legislative changes and research. Before joining PBI, she worked at Watson Wyatt for nearly 7 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Université de Montréal and has been a member of the Barreau du Québec since 2001. Sonia is also co-lecturer at UQAM in the department of legal sciences (course on old age security and retirement law). Sonia is a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) and sits as a member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Pensions and Benefits Division Committee. She is a frequent guest speaker at industry events and conferences (including, but not limited to, those of IFEBP and ARASQ). |