The Institutional Limited Partners Association, a Toronto-based non-profit organisation for institutional investors in private equity, has added a European heavyweight to its board in its latest round of elections as it seeks to expand its activities beyond North America.

Ronan Cunningham, who heads up the private equity programme of Ireland's National Pension Reserve Fund, has been elected to the board by ILPA members. Cunningham will be responsible for raising the profile of ILPA within Europe.