The Board of Directors of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) has announced that John Valentini has been appointed as interim president & CEO.

Valentini, who’s stepping in after the departure of Gordon J. Fyfe, is executive vice president, COO and CFO of PSP Investments. He joined the company in 2005 as senior vice president and CFO, and was appointed to his current position in 2008.

Already, PSP Investment’s board of directors has established a search committee to select and appoint a permanent president & CEO.