Canadian technology startup League has hired industry veteran Lori Casselman as its chief health officer. The Sun Life Financial Inc. executive will fill a new role created at League to advance its employee benefits program. Besides her work in group benefits at Sun Life, Casselman has held positions on several health advisory boards and has worked at […]
OPSEU has appointed Giulia Volpe to OPTrust’s board of trustees. Volpe is a pension analyst with the Ontario Pension Board in Toronto. She has more than a decade of experience in public sector pension plan administration, primarily providing front-line client service to OPB’s members and pensioners. Read: Alan Hibben named to OPTrust’s board of […]
Sun Life Financial has appointed Brigitte Parent as senior vice-president of group benefits. Parent joined the organization in 1995 and has extensive experience on the Canadian and international executive teams, including leading individual insurance and wealth, client solutions and group benefits. In the new role, according to Sun Life, Parent will continue to drive innovation and growth within […]
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Michael Thompson to its executive compensation team as a director in the Toronto office. Thompson has worked in both Canada and the United States in a variety of roles and has consulted to boards and executive management of some of the largest firms across North America. His client base has […]
Manulife Financial has appointed Donna Carbell as senior vice-president of its group benefits team and Brett Marchand as senior vice-president of its group retirement solutions team. With several years of experience on Manulife’s group benefits team, Carbell’s previous roles include assistant vice-president of health and dental operations; vice-president of life, disability and absence management; and […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has announced a series of new appointments. Alain Carrier has been appointed senior managing director, head of international. With more than 23 years of experience in the financial industry, he has been with the pension fund since 2008, most recently as managing director, head of Europe. In the new […]
Medavie has appointed Bernard Lord as chief executive officer, effective Sept. 1, 2016. With extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, Lord has served on the Medavie board for the past eight years and helped to shape the company vision, according to a press release. Read: Medavie appoints Dr. Myrna Francis to board “We […]
Mercer Canada has announced a series of new appointments, including Jaqui Parchment as senior partner and leader of its investment business for Canada, Teresa Palandra as partner and leader of its retirement business in Western Canada and the Toronto consulting office, and Phil Barnett as a senior compensation consultant and leader of the Energy Vertical for […]
The Government of Ontario has named Alan Hibben to OPTrust’s 10-member board of trustees, which oversees the administration of the plan and the management of its assets. Hibben’s career in financial services includes specific experience in merger and acquisition advisory services, private equity and venture capital, trust company management, project and leveraged finance, and Eurobond […]
Dean Connor, president and chief executive officer of Sun Life Financial Inc. has been elected chair of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association. Connor joined Sun Life in 2006 and progressed through increasingly senior positions with both domestic and international responsibilities. He was appointed president and chief executive officer on December 1, 2011. He is also a […]