Dean A. Connor

Dean A. Connor is a Canadian businessman currently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sun Life Financial, an international financial services organization.[1] Sun Life is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has operations in 26 markets.[2] It provides a range of insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individuals and corporate Clients.

Dean A. Connor
Born
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
EducationHonours Business Administration (HBA) Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario
OccupationPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Sun Life Financial
WebsiteLinkedIn Profile Twitter

Early life

Connor was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[3]

He graduated in 1978 from the Honours Business Administration (HBA) program at the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.[4]

Connor is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.[5]

Career

Early career

In 1978, Connor joined Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Over the course of 28 years, he rose to CEO of Mercer's Canadian operations, focusing on the areas of investment, retirement, group benefits and compensation, and then to its President for the Americas, encompassing the U.S., Canada and Latin America.[5]

Sun Life Financial

Connor joined Sun Life in 2006 as Executive Vice-President with responsibility for the Company's United Kingdom and Reinsurance operations, strategic international activities and corporate functions. He was appointed President of Sun Life's Canadian operations in 2008.

In 2010, Connor became Chief Operating Officer with executive responsibility for Sun Life’s Canadian and United Kingdom operations, MFS Investment Management, Corporate Marketing, Human Resources, Information Technology and other shared business services.[6]

Connor was appointed Sun Life's President and Chief Executive Officer on December 1, 2011, and is also a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.[6]

Philanthropy/Associations

Connor is on the Board of Directors of the Business Council of Canada, a Trustee for the University Health Network in Toronto and a member of the Ivey Business School Advisory Board and the Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council.[4][7][8] He served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, and chaired Toronto Rehabilitation Institute’s $100 million "Where Incredible Happens" campaign.[9] Connor has been involved for many years with United Way of Canada and was the Chair of the 2017 United Way Campaign for Toronto and York Region.[10]

Honours and awards
  • In 2014, Connor was named Top New CEO by Canadian Business magazine[11]
  • In 2017, Connor was recognized as One of the Top 40 Canadian Executive on Twitter and ranked one of the top 25 CEOs in Canada by Glassdoor[12][13]
  • In 2017, Connor was named Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year™[14]
  • In 2018, Connor was named Ivey Business Leader of the Year[15]

Personal life

Connor is married to Maris Uffelmann and has three children.[3]

References
  1. "Dean A. Connor". Sun Life Financial.
  2. "Sun Life Financial Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Sun Life Financial.
  3. Jenkins, Anthony. "Dean Connor: Switching focus from insurance to wealth management". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail.
  4. "The Ivey Advisory Board and the Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council. - Membership". Ivey Business School.
  5. "Economic Club of Canada - Dean A. Connor". www.economicclub.ca.
  6. "Stewart retiring, Sun Life appoints new CEO". www.advisor.ca.
  7. "Board of Trustees- Board Membership". www.uhn.ca.
  8. "Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association - 2017-2018 Board of Directors". www.clhia.ca.
  9. "Toronto Rehab Foundation - Congratulations to Our Campaign Chair". www.torontorehabfoundation.com.
  10. "Campaign Cabinet - United Way Toronto & York Region". www.unitedwaytyr.com.
  11. "Top New CEO 2014: Dean Connor of Sun Life Financial". Canadian Business - Your Source For Business News. 5 November 2014.
  12. "Highest Rated CEOs Canada". Glassdoor.
  13. "40 top Canadian executives to follow on Twitter". Twitter Blog.
  14. "Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year™". ceoaward.ca.
  15. "Dean Connor named Ivey Business Leader of the Year". Ivey Business School. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
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