TORONTO, Dec. 11,
2023 /PRNewswire/ - Kevin
Strain, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sun Life
Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced Manjit Singh will become the new President of
Sun Life Asia effective March 18,
2024. He will be based in Hong
Kong.
Mr. Singh, who is currently Sun Life's Executive Vice-President
and Chief Financial Officer, will be responsible for one of Sun
Life's fastest growing strategic pillars encompassing life, health
and wealth management businesses in eight Asian markets
– China, Hong Kong,
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. A search to find Mr. Singh's
successor as Chief Financial Officer is underway.
Mr. Singh succeeds Ingrid
Johnson, who has taken on the newly created role of
Vice-Chair, Strategic Partnerships for Sun Life globally.
"Since joining Sun Life three years ago, we've benefited greatly
from Manjit's experience and expertise in Financial Services at our
executive table. He has a proven track record of strong leadership,
deep financial and strategic acumen and a tireless commitment to
delivering on our Purpose," said Strain. "Manjit has the right
vision to continue to build on the solid foundation laid by Ingrid
to take our Asia business pillar
to the next level."
"I'm incredibly honoured and excited to take on this new role
and opportunity at Sun Life Asia," said Mr. Singh. "Asia is an exciting growth market for Sun
Life. With a rapidly growing middle-class and our presence in
diverse markets, we see tremendous potential to drive more
innovative products and solutions to better help Clients achieve
their financial, protection and health goals throughout the region.
I'm looking forward to working with my colleagues in Asia to continue delivering for our Clients,
strategic partners and ultimately on Sun Life's Purpose."
An active and passionate community leader, Manjit is currently a
Board Member of Trillium Health Partners and formerly the President
of ASCEND Canada. He is also a Director on the Aditya Birla Sun
Life Insurance Company Board. Manjit holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Waterloo
and Executive Master of Business Administration from the Richard
Ivey School of Business and has completed the Advanced Management
Program at Harvard Business School. He
has earned the CA and CFA designations.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international
financial services organization providing asset management, wealth,
insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional
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 September 30, 2023, Sun
Life had total assets under management of $1.34 trillion. 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.
A photograph of Manjit Singh is available on
request.
Media Relations Contacts:
Rajani Kamath
Associate Vice-President, Corporate Communications
T. 416-979-6070
rajani.kamath@sunlife.com
Sarah James
Head of Communications, Asia
M: +852 6021 5797
E: sarah.james@sunlife.com
Investor Relations Contact:
David Garg
SVP, Capital Management and Investor Relations
T. 416-408-8649
investor_relations@sunlife.com
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