WINNIPEG, MB, Nov. 7, 2023
/CNW/ - Great-West Lifeco today announced that its board member,
Paula Madoff, has been named
one of the most influential leaders in corporate governance by
the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), a U.S.
based organization, as part of their 2023 NACD Directorship
100™, an annual list of leading corporate directors and
governance advocates.
"We are delighted to congratulate Paula on receiving this
prestigious award for her outstanding contributions to board
governance," says Jeffrey Orr, Chair
of the Board, Great-West Lifeco. "We commend and thank Paula for
her unwavering dedication and her trusted and insightful guidance.
We are privileged to have her as a member of our Board, and Chair
of our Investment Committee."
"Paula's integrity, expertise, and leadership has helped to
shape our organization's success," says Paul Mahon, President and CEO, Great-West
Lifeco. "This well-deserved recognition by NACD reflects her
extensive governance and business experience, and her commitment to
Great-West Lifeco's vision."
Ms. Madoff is a Corporate Director with more than 30 years of
experience in investing, risk management and capital markets
activities, including 28 years at Goldman Sachs Group where she was
a Partner leading Interest Rate Products and Mortgages until her
retirement in 2017. She has served as an Advisory Director to
Goldman Sachs since her retirement, and is currently a director of
Canada Life, Empower, Putnam Investments and
Power Corporation (TSX: POW). She also serves as a director of
Tradeweb Markets Inc. (NASDQ: TW), KKR Real Estate Finance
Trust Inc. (NYSE: KREF), Motive Capital Corp. II (NYSE: MTVC),
Beacon Platform Inc. and ICE Benchmark Administration, where
she is Chair of the ICE LIBOR Oversight Committee.
An MBA graduate from Harvard Business
School, Ms. Madoff is a David Rockefeller Fellow, an
Executive Committee member of the Harvard Business School Alumni
Board, a member of the Harvard Kennedy School Woman and Public
Policy Women's Leadership Board, and a director of Hudson River Park Friends.
The 2023 NACD Directorship 100 recognizes leading corporate
directors and governance advocates in several categories, including
attorneys, audit and risk professionals, board advisors,
compensation experts, governance advisors, investors, media, policy
advisors, recruiters, and regulators and rule makers.
Honorees will be recognized at the upcoming 2023 Directorship
100 Awards Gala in New York City
on December 13, in addition to being
featured in NACD Directorship magazine's annual list of The
Most Influential People in Boardrooms and Corporate Governance.
About Great-West Lifeco
Inc.
Great-West Lifeco is an international financial services holding
company with interests in life insurance, health insurance,
retirement and investment services, asset management and
reinsurance businesses. We operate in Canada, the United
States and Europe under the
brands Canada Life, Empower, Putnam Investments, and Irish Life. At the end of 2022, our companies
had approximately 31,000 employees, 234,500 advisor relationships,
and thousands of distribution partners – all serving over 38
million customer relationships across these regions. Great-West
Lifeco trades on the Toronto (TSX)
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GWO and is a member of the
Power Corporation group of companies. To learn
more, visit greatwestlifeco.com.
SOURCE Great-West Lifeco Inc.