TORONTO, March 1, 2021 /CNW/ - Sun Life is pleased to
announce the appointment of Manjit
Singh as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial
Officer, reporting to Kevin Strain,
President and incoming CEO, Sun Life, effective March 29, 2021. With more than 25 years of
finance, strategy, risk and treasury experience, Manjit has worked
in financial services both in Canada and internationally. He joins Sun Life
from a major Canadian bank where he was most recently Executive
Vice-President of Finance. In his new role, Manjit will have
responsibility for leading Sun Life's Finance organization,
including Finance, Tax, Capital, Corporate Development, Investor
Relations and strategic finance initiatives including
implementation of the new IFRS 17 accounting standard. He will
also be a member of the Executive Team.
"We're excited to welcome Manjit to Sun Life," said Kevin Strain. "Manjit is assuming this role
during a critical time for our organization and our industry. He is
a strong addition to our Executive Team and I know that we will
benefit greatly from his extensive background and experience in
financial services. He is a passionate leader with a strong Client
focus who will support the ongoing transformation of our finance
function and help us deliver on our Purpose of helping Clients
achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives."
An active community leader, Manjit is currently the President of
ASCEND Canada and is a Board Member of Trillium Health
Partners. A native of Mississauga, he holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Waterloo
and Masters of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School
of Business. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional
Accountants (CPA) of Ontario, has
earned the CFA designation, and completed the Advanced Management
Program at the Harvard Business
School.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international
financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and
asset management solutions to individual and corporate Clients. Sun
Life 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, 2020, Sun Life had total assets under management of
$1,247 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.
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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.