Company leverages deep experience of Executive
Team, shifting three portfolios
TORONTO, March 27, 2017 /CNW/ - Dean Connor, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF)
today announced the following three changes to Sun Life
Financial's Executive Team effective May 29, 2017:
Kevin Strain, currently
President, Sun Life Financial Asia, will become Executive
Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer.
Claude Accum, currently Executive Vice-President &
Chief Risk Officer, will assume the role of President, Sun Life
Financial Asia.
Colm Freyne, currently
Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer, will become
Executive Vice-President & Chief Risk Officer.
"Today's announcement speaks to the depth
and breadth of our leadership team, and
supports continued execution of our Four Pillar strategy.
Kevin, Claude and Colm each possess extensive Sun Life
experience that will serve us well as they take on their new
portfolios," said Dean Connor, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Sun Life Financial. "These moves also
highlight our ongoing focus on developing our people,
including the unique experiences that come with
operating businesses in diverse geographies around the
world."
The following executives will continue to serve as members
of Mr. Connor's Executive Team:
- Kevin Dougherty,
President, Sun Life Financial Canada
- Dan Fishbein, President,
Sun Life Financial U.S.
- Steve Peacher, President,
Sun Life Investment Management
- Carrie Blair, Executive
Vice-President, Chief Human Resources & Communications
Officer
- Melissa Kennedy,
Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer & Public
Affairs
- Mark Saunders, Executive
Vice-President & Chief Information Officer
"I'm privileged to work alongside such a talented
Executive Team, one where each member
is tremendously committed to our Clients and
to our goal to be one of the best insurance and asset
management companies in the world," Connor concluded.
Current biographies and photographs of Sun Life's Executive Team
are available at: www.sunlife.com/leadershipteam
About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services
organization providing a diverse range of insurance, wealth and
asset management solutions to individuals and corporate Clients.
Sun Life Financial has 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 December 31, 2016, Sun
Life Financial had total assets under management of $903 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.
Media Relations Contact:
Simon Townsend
Vice-President
Corporate Communications
T. 416-204-3810
simon.townsend@sunlife.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Greg Dilworth
Vice-President
Investor Relations
T. 416-979-6230
investor.relations@sunlife.com
SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc. - Financial News