LHH Knightsbridge Recruits Chief Legal Officer for LCBO
September 10, 2025 – LHH Knightsbridge has assisted in the recruitment of Sacha Fraser as chief legal officer of LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario). Partner Tara Veysey and managing partner Lisa Knight led the assignment. “I am pleased to announce that Sacha Fraser has joined LCBO as our new chief legal officer, overseeing our legal and procurement teams,” said George Soleas, president and CEO of the LCBO. “In addition to her background and expertise, Sacha has led teams through many complex transformations, making her a valuable addition to my leadership team as we continue our modernization journey. Welcome, Sacha.”
Ms. Fraser brings over 25 years of progressive legal and executive leadership experience across the technology, services, and legal sectors. Most recently, she served as general counsel and corporate secretary at IBM Canada, where she led a national legal and regulatory affairs team. Her leadership was instrumental in navigating complex legal landscapes, driving legal operations transformation, including AI automation, and supporting strategic growth initiatives across the Canadian business.
Prior to IBM, Ms. Fraser held senior legal and executive roles at Xerox Canada, including general counsel, corporate secretary & chief privacy officer. Her earlier career includes litigation practice at McCarthy Tétrault and a range of operational leadership roles, giving her a unique blend of legal acumen and business strategy.
As chief legal officer, Ms. Fraser will serve as a strategic business partner to the president and CEO, the executive team, and the board of directors on all legal matters – an essential role during a period of transformational change for the LCBO. She will also serve as corporate secretary to the board and its committees, and oversee procurement services.
At the LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario), the mission is to be the trusted destination for wines, beers, and spirits by delivering remarkable customer experiences. As a leading retailer and wholesaler, the LCBO emphasizes a best-in-class, customer-first approach while upholding its role as a socially responsible organization.
LHH Knightsbridge Search (formerly Amrop Knightsbridge) delivers expertise in three search practice areas: executive search and recruitment, interim executive management, and board of directors’ search. The firm assists organizations in finding new talent, as well as helping their employees navigate change, become better leaders, develop better careers and transition into new jobs. The firm is led by head of executive search, North America, Tim Hewat.
Ms. Veysey’s practice focuses on VP and C-level mandates where she partners with clients primarily in the financial services and professional services sectors to help them advance their businesses through the acquisition and optimization of executive talent. Having built relationships and subject matter expertise across LHH’s various practices during her 14-year tenure as a senior consultant and VP, business development, she works particularly closely with the leadership development and career transition and mobility teams at LHH, crafting solutions that incorporate assessment, search, and coaching elements.
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As managing partner at LHH Knightsbridge, Ms. Knight works with clients in financial services, retail/consumer and electricity/utilities, to help them advance their businesses through the acquisition and optimization of senior talent, at both the executive and board levels. A holistic thinker and problem-solver, Ms. Knight partners closely with the talent & leadership development team at LHH Knightsbridge, crafting tailored solutions that incorporate assessment, search and coaching elements in an integrated approach to solving her clients’ leadership challenges. For the past three years, she led the executive search practice as managing partner, providing stability and direction to the business during a time of significant change, following the acquisition of Knightsbridge by Lee Hecht Harrison.
Ontario Pension Board Search
LHH also recently placed Andrew Tambone as chief investment officer of the Ontario Pension Board (OPB). “I am very excited to welcome Andrew to the OPB team,” said Darwin Bozek, president and chief executive officer at the OPB. “I am confident that his leadership style, comprehensive investment executive experience, strong relationship management abilities and his expertise in asset allocation, portfolio construction, asset-liability management, fixed income and risk management will serve OPB and our stakeholders extremely well in the years ahead.”
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Mr. Tambone brings significant experience as an investment executive along with a collaborative approach to working with stakeholders to develop and manage effective investment strategies. He most recently served as VP, investments & funding at the Alberta Teachers Retirement Fund (ATRF).
The Ontario Pension Board in Canada is an independent organization responsible for administering the Public Service Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension plan, for certain employees of the provincial government and its agencies, boards, and commissions. The Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) generally covers civil servants, those employed in the Office of the Auditor General, and those required to be members by legislation or order-in-council.
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