SLF Sun Life Financial Inc

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of December 2016

Commission File Number: 001-15014

 

SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC.

(the "Company")

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(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

150 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1J9

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☐

Form 40-F ☒

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K  in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):____

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):____

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

		Sun Life Financial Inc. (Registrant)
Date: December 15, 2016		By:		/s/ “Troy Krushel”
				Troy Krushel,
				Assistant Vice-President & Senior Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibits		Description
99.1		Press Release dated December 15, 2016 - Sun Life Financial appoints Stephanie Coyles and Greig Woodring to the Board of Directors

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Sun Life Financial appoints Stephanie Coyles and Greig Woodring to the Board of Directors

TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2016 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) is pleased to announce that Stephanie Coyles and Greig Woodring have been appointed to the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2017.

Mrs. Coyles is a strategic consultant and advisor working with a diverse clientele across North America, including retail, consumer distribution, private equity and business consulting organizations. She was previously Chief Strategic Officer at LoyaltyOne Co. and a principal at McKinsey & Company Canada. Mrs. Coyles serves on the Board of food retailer Metro Inc. and is a member of the Metro Audit Committee.

Mrs. Coyles holds a Master in Public Policy degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Queen's University School of Business.

Mr. Woodring has four decades of U.S. and international insurance industry experience. He is Chief Executive Officer of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), one of the world's leading life reinsurers. He started his career at United Insurance Company in Chicago and then joined General American Life Insurance Company (now GenAmerica Financial L.L.C.) in 1979, rising to Executive Vice-President of its reinsurance businesses. GenAmerica's reinsurance division led to the formation of RGA, with Mr. Woodring leading its initial public offering in 1993 and becoming its first Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Woodring holds a Master of Science in Mathematics from the University of Illinois and a Masters of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Michigan. Mr. Woodring is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

As members of the Board of Directors, Mrs. Coyles will serve on the Governance, Nomination & Investment Committee and the Audit & Conduct Review Committee and Mr. Woodring will serve on the Risk Review Committee and Management Resources Committee.

About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth products and services to individuals and corporate customers. Sun Life Financial and its partners have operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of September 30, 2016, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of $908 billion. For more information please visit www.sunlife.com.

Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.

Note to Editors: All figures in Canadian dollars except as otherwise noted. 

Media Relations Contact: 
Gannon Loftus 
Manager, Media & PR
Corporate Communications                               
T. 416-979-6345                                    
gannon.loftus@sunlife.com                         

SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.

 

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CO: Sun Life Financial Inc.

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This regulatory filing also includes additional resources:
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