{"id":391504,"date":"2020-12-02T07:03:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T12:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=391504"},"modified":"2020-12-02T07:03:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T12:03:37","slug":"sun-life-president-and-ceo-dean-connor-announces-intention-to-retire-after-distinguished-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sun-life-president-and-ceo-dean-connor-announces-intention-to-retire-after-distinguished-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Life President and CEO Dean Connor Announces Intention to Retire after Distinguished Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <b><br \/>\n          <i>CFO Kevin Strain Appointed as his Successor<\/i><br \/>\n        <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">TORONTO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 2, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8211;\u00a0Bill Anderson, Chairman of Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF), announced today that Sun Life President and Chief Executive Officer, <span class=\"xn-person\">Dean Connor<\/span> intends to retire <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 6, 2021<\/span>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1346651\/Sun_Life_Financial_Inc__Sun_Life_President_and_CEO_Dean_Connor_A.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1346651\/Sun_Life_Financial_Inc__Sun_Life_President_and_CEO_Dean_Connor_A.jpg\" title=\"Sun Life Logo (CNW Group\/Sun Life Financial Inc.)\" alt=\"Sun Life Logo (CNW Group\/Sun Life Financial Inc.)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Kevin Strain<\/span>, currently Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, will be appointed as President and a member of the Sun Life Board of Directors effective <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 15, 2021<\/span>. He will assume the Chief Executive Officer role upon Mr. Connor&#8217;s retirement. Mr. Connor will also retire from the Sun Life Board of Directors in accordance with company policy. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On behalf of the Sun Life Board of Directors, I would like to thank Dean for his vision, leadership and passion throughout his tenure,&#8221; said Mr. Anderson. &#8220;In his 14 years at Sun Life and nearly 10 years as President and CEO, Dean retires after a distinguished career where he transformed Sun Life to become one of the top insurance and asset management companies in the world. He did this by creating a sustainable Client-centric culture, fostering collaboration and digital innovation and focusing our business with a four-pillar strategy. Sun Life Clients have been able to achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives under Dean&#8217;s leadership.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Sun Life grew its underlying earnings per share by 12% per year<sup>1<\/sup>, delivered an annualized total shareholder return of 19%<sup>2<\/sup>, and grew assets under management from <span class=\"xn-money\">C$466 billion<\/span> to <span class=\"xn-money\">C$1.2 trillion<\/span><sup>3<\/sup>, under Mr. Connor&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>As Sun Life CEO, Mr. Connor has received significant recognition, including being named <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada&#8217;s<\/span> Outstanding CEO of the Year in 2017 and Ivey Business School Leader of the Year in 2018. He is a leader in numerous institutional and community organizations including the Business Council of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>, the University Health Network and the United Way. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to announce <span class=\"xn-person\">Kevin Strain<\/span> as Dean&#8217;s successor,&#8221; said Mr. Anderson. &#8220;Our Board undertook a comprehensive process to ensure we found the best possible successor to Dean. We are confident that Kevin&#8217;s background and career at Sun Life position him well to lead the company into the future. In addition to his passion for digital innovation and his unrelenting focus on the Client, he has a strong track record of transforming businesses and being a successful P&amp;L leader and Finance executive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have great confidence in Kevin,&#8221; said Mr. Connor. &#8220;His leadership skills, character and experience will continue to drive Sun Life&#8217;s growth and future success. I look forward to working with Kevin and my colleagues across Sun Life to ensure a smooth and seamless transition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Strain joined Clarica in 1997, which was acquired by Sun Life in 2002, and played an instrumental role in the integration. He has held senior business and financial roles including the leadership of the Individual Insurance and Investments business in <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> where he successfully navigated the global financial crisis. He launched Sun Life Global Investments (now known as SLGI Asset Management) before assuming leadership of Sun Life Asia in 2012, where he expanded into <span class=\"xn-location\">Vietnam<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Malaysia<\/span> and built our distribution capabilities in the region. Mr. Strain returned to <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> in 2017 where he assumed the role of Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer along with responsibility for Corporate Development and Enterprise Services. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m honoured to be selected by the Board to lead Sun Life and to work with such a talented team of leaders, employees, advisors and partners to ensure we continue to innovate and grow,&#8221; said Mr. Strain. &#8220;I&#8217;ve worked closely with Dean throughout his tenure as CEO and, like him, I&#8217;m committed every day to helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. I&#8217;m passionate about Sun Life and our priorities of focusing on Clients, digital innovation, financial discipline, fostering a diverse and inclusive culture and sustainability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Strain will continue working with Mr. Connor and the Board to name a new CFO in the first half of 2021. Until a new CFO is appointed, Mr. Strain will retain the title and responsibilities. <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Sun Life<br \/><\/b>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 <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-location\">United Kingdom<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Ireland<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">the Philippines<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Indonesia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Vietnam<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Malaysia<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Bermuda<\/span>. As of September\u00a030, 2020, Sun Life had total assets under management of <span class=\"xn-money\">$1,186 billion<\/span>. For more information, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2998670-1&amp;h=619943009&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunlife.com%2F&amp;a=www.sunlife.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.sunlife.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the <span class=\"xn-location\">Toronto<\/span> (TSX), <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Sun Life Media Relations Contact:<\/b><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Aishling Cullen<\/span><br \/>\n        <br \/>Vice-President <br \/>Corporate Communications <br \/>t. 416-979-6487 <br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Aishling.Cullen@sunlife.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Aishling.Cullen@sunlife.com<\/a>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Sun Life Investor Relations Contact:<br \/><\/b><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Leigh Chalmers<\/span><br \/>\n        <br \/>Senior Vice-President<br \/>Head of Investor Relations &amp; Capital Markets<br \/>t. 647-256-8201<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Investor.relations@sunlife.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Investor.relations@sunlife.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTablef124\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"prnsbt0 prnsbr0 prnbcc prnsbb0 prnsbl0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">_________________________<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Underlying earnings per share compounded annual growth rate from 2012 (full year) to September 30, 2020 (trailing four quarters).\u00a0 Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. 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(TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF), announced today that Sun Life President and Chief Executive Officer, Dean Connor intends to retire August 6, 2021. Kevin Strain, currently Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, will be appointed as President and a member of the Sun Life Board of Directors effective February 15, 2021. He will assume the Chief Executive Officer role upon Mr. Connor&#8217;s retirement. Mr. Connor will also retire from the Sun Life Board of Directors in accordance with company policy. &#8220;On behalf of the Sun Life Board of Directors, I would like to thank Dean for his vision, leadership &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sun-life-president-and-ceo-dean-connor-announces-intention-to-retire-after-distinguished-career\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sun Life President and CEO Dean Connor Announces Intention to Retire after Distinguished Career&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sun Life President and CEO Dean Connor Announces Intention to Retire after Distinguished Career - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sun-life-president-and-ceo-dean-connor-announces-intention-to-retire-after-distinguished-career\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sun Life President and CEO Dean Connor Announces Intention to Retire after Distinguished Career - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PR Newswire CFO Kevin Strain Appointed as his Successor TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2020 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8211;\u00a0Bill Anderson, Chairman of Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF), announced today that Sun Life President and Chief Executive Officer, Dean Connor intends to retire August 6, 2021. Kevin Strain, currently Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, will be appointed as President and a member of the Sun Life Board of Directors effective February 15, 2021. He will assume the Chief Executive Officer role upon Mr. Connor&#8217;s retirement. 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