(Source: Canada Newswire)
TORONTO, Sept. 24 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX/NYSE: SLF)
announces the appointment of Colm Freyne as Executive Vice-
President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Freyne is responsible for
the Company's worldwide finance, planning, taxation and investor
relations activities and is a member of the Sun Life executive team.
He has been Sun Life's Acting Chief Financial Officer since July 1,
2009.
Donald A. Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, Sun Life Financial
said, "Colm is a well-respected leader with three decades of
international financial services experience. He will continue to
bring a disciplined approach to Sun Life's financial affairs and a
strong focus on maintaining our well-capitalized position."
Mr. Freyne started his career with Coopers & Lybrand (now
PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Ireland. He moved to TD Bank Financial
Group where he became Chief Accountant in 1998. Mr. Freyne joined
Sun Life in 2003 and has managed enterprise functions as Chief
Auditor and then Senior Vice-President and Controller.
About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services
organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth
accumulation products and services to individuals and corporate
customers. Chartered in 1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners
today have operations in key markets worldwide, including Canada,
the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the
Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda. As of June
30, 2009, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets
under management of CDN$397 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 ticker symbol SLF.
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