HEC Montreal

Jan 16, 2023

Author of the article: Article content OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada said on Monday it has appointed a professor of applied economics at HEC Montreal to be a non-executive deputy governor and the sixth member of its policy-setting governing council for a two-year term, starting in March. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Bank of Canada names economics professor to governing council Back to video Nicolas Vincent was named to take on its fourth deputy governor role, the bank said in a statement published on its website, filling the post vacated when Timothy Lane retired in September. Financial Post Top Stories Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Email Address Sign Up By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Financial Post Top Stories will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Article content In August, the bank said it would seek an external candidate for the revamped post in order to find “fresh and diverse perspectives.” It said the new deputy governor would work part time, or 50-70% of full-time hours. Advertisement 2 Article content On Monday, the bank said that Vincent will “maintain his affiliation with HEC Montreal.” Vincent is also co-chair of the Business Cycles and Financial Markets research theme at CIRANO (Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des Organisations), and has been a visiting faculty member and researcher at Columbia Business School, INSEAD, the Banque de France and the Kellogg School of Management. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem called Vincent “an accomplished scholar and teacher with deep expertise in macro and microeconomic research.” “I have no doubt that his broad knowledge of monetary economics combined with his keen interest in public policy will be invaluable in helping the Bank navigate the policy challenges ahead,” Macklem said in the statement. Adding an external voice to the governing council comes as the central bank faces rising public criticism after it misjudged inflation and was seen as having acted too slowly to respond to fast-rising prices, forcing it to hike interest rates sharply. (Reporting by Steve Scherer in Ottawa; additional reporting by Ismail Shakil; Editing by Leslie Adler)