Sandy McIntyre is back in the role of chief investment officer (CIO) of Toronto-based Sentry Investments Inc., replacing Dennis Mitchell.

The move was announced on Monday, although a reason for Mitchell’s departure was not provided.

As Sentry CIO, McIntyre rejoins the position he held from 2008 to 2012. He is also taking on lead management responsibility for Sentry’s global fund lineup, which includes Sentry Global Growth and Income Fund, Sentry Global Balanced Income Fund, the recently launched Sentry Global Mid Cap Income Fund, and the global equity component of the four Sentry Personal Pension Portfolios.

“Over the past several years, we’ve placed a tremendous focus on building out our investment team,” said Sean Driscoll, CEO of Sentry Investments, in a statement. “Backed by our disciplined investment process, the goal of our global line-up will be consistent with the goal of our broader fund line-up: to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns.”

McIntyre initially joined Sentry in 2000 and is the former lead manager of Sentry Canadian Income Fund and Sentry Diversified Income Fund.

“[McIntyre] is the architect and original practitioner of the Sentry house style, which is applied consistently across Sentry’s entire fund line-up,” states the announcement. “He hired and mentored many of Sentry’s portfolio managers, many of whom are now award-winning senior leaders within the firm, and recognized names in the financial industry.”

For his part, McIntyre says he is looking forward to working more directly with the Sentry portfolio management team again.

“Having been in the financial services industry for 40 years, I’ve found few greater rewards than working with and mentoring investment talent to serve the interests of investors,” McIntyre continues. “I’m also extremely excited to be in charge of our global line-up, alongside an experienced investment team that includes James [Dutkiewicz], Michael [Missaghie] and Gajan [Kulasingam].”