Mary Teresa Bitti, National Post · Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

Until recently, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, better known as HOOPP to its 260,000 members across the province, has operated under the radar, quietly taking care of the financial health of the province's health-care workers. In fact, says Marty Parker, president and CEO of executive search firm Waterstone Human Capital, HOOPP is one of the great untold Canadian success stories and is an excellent example of how an organization's corporate culture can help drive performance.

"Every single person at HOOPP is completely aligned with its corporate culture, and that culture is based on delivering on the pension promise for its members. It's incredible. I've never seen anything like it."

As the defined benefit pension plan enters its 51st year, it is moving out of the background, sharing its story with a broader audience and adding its voice to the debate on health care and how best to serve people.

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