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Mr. Strain is President & Chief Executive Officer of SLF Inc. and Sun Life Assurance. Prior to his appointment in August 2021, he held several senior positions with SLF Inc. and Sun Life Assurance, including President, Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer, President of Sun Life Asia, Senior Vice-President of the Individual Insurance and Investments division in Canada, and Vice-President of Investor Relations. Prior to joining the company in May 2002, Mr. Strain was Vice-President of the Pension business of Clarica Life Insurance Company, which was acquired by Sun Life in 2002, and played an instrumental role in the integration of Clarica. Mr. Strain is currently a director of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Master of Accounting degree.

Prior to joining the Company in April 2024, Mr. Deacon was Chief Financial Officer, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan from April 2021 to April 2024, and prior to that held the following positions with Manulife Financial Corporation: Group Controller and Global Chief Accounting Officer from May 2020 to April 2021 and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Wealth and Asset Management from August 2016 to December 2020. Tim Deacon is Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Sun Life and is a member of its Executive Team. He is responsible for leading the company's finance organization including Finance, Tax, Capital Management, Investor Relations, and strategic finance initiatives. Tim joined Sun Life in April 2024 and has more than 20 years of senior management experience in financial management and global investments. Prior to joining Sun Life, Tim held several progressively senior roles in the Financial Services industry. Tim joined Sun Life from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) where he served as their Chief Financial Officer for three years. Previously, he held executive roles at Manulife, including as Group Controller and Global Chief Accounting Officer and as its Executive Vice-President and CFO of the Global Wealth and Asset Management business. Tim was also a director at PwC LLP in the Global Capital Markets Group based in Toronto and London. Tim is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (FCPA), a U.S. Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois and earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's University. As an active community leader, Tim is a board member and Treasurer of Business / Arts, a national not-for-profit arts organization, and St. Clement's School in Toronto. He is also a member of CPA Canada's Corporate Performance Reporting Board and co-chair of the Canadian Chapter of Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) CFO Network.

Mr. Powers is the Chair of the Boards of SLF Inc. and Sun Life Assurance. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of State Street Global Advisors until his retirement in August 2015. Before joining State Street in 2008, Mr. Powers was President and Chief Executive Officer of Old Mutual Asset Management Plc, the U.S.-based global asset management business of Old Mutual plc. Prior to 2008, he held senior executive positions at Mellon Institutional Asset Management, BNY Mellon's investment management business, and at The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC. Mr. Powers has also served as a member of the Systemic Risk Council and the Advisory Board of the U.S. Institute of Institutional Investors.

Mr. Gupta is a corporate director. He is also Chair of Mercer Limited. During his 40-year career in the U.K. insurance and financial services industry, he has held a number of senior executive, advisor and actuarial positions. From 2010 to 2013, he was an advisor to the Group Chief Executive Officer of Old Mutual plc. Prior to this he held various senior positions with the Pearl Group plc (now Phoenix Group Holdings plc), Kinnect of Lloyd's of London, CGU plc (now part of Aviva plc), Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Company (now part of Prudential) and Tillinghast, Nelson & Warren Inc. (now part of Willis Towers Watson plc). Mr. Gupta is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. He is a Chairman of Evalue Ltd. and a director of EV Risk Ratings Limited. From 2013 to 2019, Mr. Gupta was a director of New Ireland Assurance Company plc. He was involved in the UK public sector and served as a trustee of the Ethical Journalism Network from 2014 to 2021, served on the Actuarial Council and Codes and Standards Committee of the Financial Reporting Council in the U.K. between 2012 and 2018, was Chair of the Defined Benefits Taskforce of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association from 2016 to 2017 and Joint Deputy Chair of the Procyclicality Working Group of the Bank of England from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Gupta holds a Master of Business Administration degree.

Helen M. Mallovy Hicks is a corporate director. Prior to her retirement in 2021, she was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) with over 30 years of global business management and advisory experience. She most recently served as PwC's Global Valuation Business Line Leader from 2016 to 2021 and prior to that held various executive positions, including, Canada GTA Deals Leader, Canada Valuation Leader and Deals Valuation Partner. She has advised boards and executives on complex transactions, value creation, capital allocation, business transformation and restructuring matters. Ms. Mallovy Hicks joined the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee of SLF Inc. and Sun Life Assurance in October 2021. She is currently a director and member of the audit committee of Northland Power Inc. and a director and member of the audit committee of Public Sector Pension Investment Board, and a director and Chair of the audit & risk committee of The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. Ms. Mallovy Hicks was formerly a director and Chair of the finance, audit & risk committee of Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, a trustee of Toronto Symphony Foundation, and a director of the Canadian Partnership Board of PwC and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators and a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Ms. Coyles is a corporate director. Her background is as a strategic consultant and advisor who has worked with a diverse clientele across North America, including retail, consumer distribution, private equity and business consulting organizations. She was previously Chief Strategic Officer at LoyaltyOne Co. from 2008 to 2012 and a partner at McKinsey & Company Canada from 2000 to 2008. In addition to the public company Boards listed below, Ms. Coyles serves on the Board of The Earth Rangers Foundation. She holds a Master in Public Policy degree. Ms. Coyles received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight, issued by the CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

Mr. Natale is a corporate director and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Communications Inc., a diversified Canadian communications and media company, from 2017 to 2021. Prior to joining Rogers, he held several executive positions at TELUS Corporation, a communications technology company, from 2003 to 2015, including President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President & President, Customer Solutions and Executive Vice President & President, Business Solutions. Prior to that, Mr. Natale has held senior leadership roles with KPMG Consulting Inc. (later BearingPoint Inc.) including Global Leader, Automotive and Transportation Markets and Country Leader, Canada. Prior to KPMG Consulting, he was President and Co-founder of Piller, Natale & Oh Management Consultants which was acquired by KPMG Consulting in 1997. Mr. Natale serves as a trustee of The Hospital for Sick Children and a director of Windstream Holdings, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Natale was a recipient of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award in 2001, was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, and was named as one of the Top 100 executives in global communications and media by Cablefax Magazine in 2021.

Mr. Ho is Chairman and Founder of Kiina Investment Limited, a venture capital firm that invests in start-up companies in the technology, media and telecommunications industries. He was previously a senior advisor for Permira Advisors LLC, a private equity buyout fund, from 2010 to 2018 and Chairman and founding partner of CRU Capital, a China-based private equity buyout fund, from 2017 to 2019. He has held senior leadership roles with Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia Corporation, Motorola, and Nortel Networks in China and Canada. In addition to the public companies listed below, Mr. Ho serves on the board of DBS Bank Ltd., a subsidiary of DBS Group Holdings Ltd. He was a director of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited from 2019 to April 2023. Mr. Ho previously served as a director of China Ocean Shipping Company from 2011 until its merger with China Shipping Group in 2016 to become China COSCO Shipping Corporation, China COSCO Shipping Corporation from 2016 to 2021, China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. from 2016 to 2020, and Sinosteel Corporation from 2008 to 2016, each of which are state-owned enterprises in China. He also served as a director of Pentair plc from 2007 to 2018. Mr. Ho holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours Systems Design Engineering) and a Master of Applied Science in Management Sciences.

Sun Life Financial Inc. appoint Patrick Cronin to the Sun Life Board of Directors, effective July 31, 2024. Stacey A. Madge is a corporate director. She is a professional executive with 30 years of international experience in financial services and technology. Before her retirement in March 2024, she was President and Country Manager of Visa Canada from 2017, where her strong leadership accomplished substantial growth in revenues, Big Tech & Fintech partnerships and innovations in payments. Prior to this, Ms. Madge served as Head and Senior Vice-President, International Retail & Small Business Banking of the Bank of Nova Scotia and previous to that, she held various executive positions in the bank's International Banking function. From 1998 to 2009, she was with McKinsey & Company and lastly served as Principal. Ms. Madge joined the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee of SLF Inc. and Sun Life Assurance in July 2024. She is a director of The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation and an advisory board member of Georgian Partners Growth LP. Previously, Ms. Madge served as a member of the Latin America Advisory Board of Mastercard Inc. from 2015 to 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen's University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago. Ms. Madge is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and has a certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD.

Laurie G. Hylton is a corporate director. She was a senior finance executive with more than 30 years of global experience in asset management, banking and public accounting. Prior to her retirement in March 2021, Ms. Hylton held various senior positions during her 27-year career with Eaton Vance Corp. (Eaton Vance), most recently served as Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer, a key part of the executive team leading the company's strategic planning and business transformations, and had regular exposure to its board and audit committee. Prior to that, she was Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer and Head of Internal Audit, where she was responsible for internal controls and management of finance functions, and oversaw complex integrations of these functions in major acquisitions. Prior to joining Eaton Vance, Ms. Hylton was a Senior Auditor with Deloitte & Touche, where she covered financial services companies. She joined the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of SLF Inc. and Sun Life Assurance in December 2022. Ms. Hylton was a member of the Risk Committee from her appointment until July 2024. She became a member of the Governance Committee in July 2024. Ms. Hylton is currently a director and chair of the audit committee of FactSet Research Systems Inc., and a director, treasurer and member of the finance committee of Theater In the Open, and a director of Newburyport Art Association. She was formerly a director and Chair of the finance committee of The Pike School. Ms. Hylton holds a Master of Business Administration degree and was a Certified Public Accountant from 1994 to June 2022.

Sun Life Financial Inc. appoint Patrick Cronin to the Sun Life Board of Directors, effective July 31, 2024. Patrick P.F. Cronin is a corporate director. He is a seasoned financial executive with 30 years of substantive experience in the banking and financial services industries across Canada, U.S. and international markets. Mr. Cronin joined BMO Financial Group in 1993 and most recently served as Special Advisor to the CEO until his retirement in May 2024. Prior to this role, he was the Chief Risk Officer of the bank overseeing enterprise-wide risk activities and related matters. From 2001 to 2018, he held progressively senior roles in BMO Capital Markets including Head of Trading Products, President & Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer & Group Head. Mr. Cronin joined the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee of SLF Inc. and Sun Life Assurance in July 2024. He currently serves on the Campaign Cabinet of SickKids Foundation and the Ivey Advisory Board of Western University. Mr. Cronin also served on the boards of Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited and Loran Scholars Foundation, and was with United Way Greater Toronto as Sector Chair, Campaign Cabinet as well as Chair, Major Individual Giving Campaign and Co Chair, BMO Employee Giving Campaign. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and History from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Ivey Business School at Western University.

Deepak Chopra is a corporate director and most recently served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Post Corporation from 2011 to 2018. He has more than 30 years of global experience in the financial services, technology, logistics and supply-chain industries. Prior to joining Canada Post, he held various senior positions during his 23-year career with Pitney Bowes Inc., a NYSE-traded technology company known for postage meters, mail automation and location intelligence services, including President & Chief Executive Officer, Canada & Latin America, President, Asia Pacific & Middle East and Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer, Europe, Africa & Middle East. Mr. Chopra joined the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee of SLF Inc. and Sun Life Assurance in May 2021. He is currently a director and a member of the audit committee of The Descartes Systems Group Inc. Mr. Chopra was a director and a member of audit committee of Celestica Inc. from 2018 to July 2024, and was a director of The North West Company Inc. from 2018 to June 2024 and a member of its audit committee from 2018 to 2021. He has previously served on the boards of Canada Post Corporation, Purolator Inc., SCI Group, the Canada Post Community Foundation, the Toronto Region Board of Trade and the Conference Board of Canada. Mr. Chopra is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce (Honours) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management.

Ms. Morin is a corporate director. She was Executive Director for Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean at the World Bank from 2010 to 2013. Previously Ms. Morin pursued a 30-year career in Federal Public Service, including National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet, Deputy Minister for International Trade and Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1997, Ms. Morin was appointed Canada's Ambassador to Norway with accreditation to Iceland. Earlier in her career she completed assignments in San Francisco, Jakarta, London, and Moscow with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Ms. Morin was named Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur by the Government of France in 2012, was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in 2015 and became a member of the Order of Canada in 2016. In addition to the public companies listed below, Ms. Morin serves as the Vice-Chair of The Canadian Ditchley Foundation and Palette Skills Inc. and serves on the Boards of CDPQ Infra, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Century Initiative and The Toronto Centre. She is currently a member of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency and the ESG Advisory Council of Export Development Canada. She was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1980.

Prior to joining the Company in March 2021, Mr. Singh was Executive Vice President, Finance, Enterprise Finance, TD Bank Group, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, from August 2019 to March 2021. Manjit Singh is President of Sun Life Asia and a member of Sun Life's Executive Team. He is responsible for one of Sun Life's fastest growing strategic pillars focused on life, health and wealth management businesses in eight Asian markets. Manjit brings more than 25 years of experience across finance, strategy and risk roles in Canada and internationally. Manjit joined Sun Life in 2021 and served as the company's Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer between 2021 and 2024, leading the company's Finance, Tax, Capital, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, and strategic finance initiatives. He is also a Director on the Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Board. Prior to Sun Life, Manjit was Executive Vice-President, Finance at TD Bank, where he led Enterprise Finance, including all Business Segment finance functions, Investor Relations, Tax, Chief Accountants, and Enterprise Strategy. He was involved in all the bank's major businesses and was actively involved in setting business strategy, leading strategic and corporate development analysis, driving financial performance and executing on key business priorities. An active and passionate community leader, Manjit has served on the Boards of several organizations including Trillium Health Partners, the American Red Cross NYC, Lung Cancer of Canada, and Sikh Foundation of Canada. Manjit was formerly President of Ascend Canada with a mandate to enhance the presence, visibility and influence of current and future Pan-Asian business leaders. Manjit holds a Bachelor of Arts, Chartered Accountancy Studies degree from the University of Waterloo and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Ontario and has earned the CFA designation. He has completed the Executive Risk Management program at Wharton and the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

As president of Sun Life U.S., David Healy oversees one of the largest providers of employee and government benefits, helping approximately 50 million Americans access the care and coverage they need. Through employers, industry partners and government programs, Sun Life U.S. offers a broad range of group products, healthcare navigation services and dental care through partner dental practices, as well as an in-force business of individual life insurance, annuities and reinsurance. David assumed his current role September 1, 2025, with a focus on growth including investing in new capabilities and services to make benefits easier for clients and broadening access to care. He has more than 20 years of experience at Sun Life U.S., most recently as president of the Dental business, the largest provider of dental benefits in the U.S. by membership, including DentaQuest. David continues to lead Dental until a successor is named. Prior to Dental, he was president, Group Benefits, which includes life, disability, absence management, supplemental health, dental and vision benefits. Under David's leadership, the Group business expanded to incorporate health services and clinical expertise that improve health outcomes and help people close coverage gaps and return to work. David has a passion for digital innovation and led the modernization of Group Benefits capabilities, including digital benefits administration, partner connectivity, and member solutions. In 2018 he oversaw the acquisition of Maxwell Health, adding digital talent and expertise to the organization. He also led the integration of Assurant Employee Benefits, which Sun Life acquired in 2015. David has also led the U.S. Operations and Technology teams, where he combined services across business units for consistency in the client experience and modernized IT delivery. Prior to joining Sun Life, he held roles at Keyport Life Insurance Company and Manulife Financial. David received a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Providence College and holds an MBA, high honors, from Boston University. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Boston Children's Museum.

Prior to joining the Company in June 2020, Ms. Money was Senior Vice-President and Chief Information Officer Corporate Centre Technology, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from November 2018 to May 2020. Laura Money is Executive Vice-President, Chief Information and Technology Innovation Officer of Sun Life. In this role, Laura oversees all aspects of Information Technology including strategy, architecture, infrastructure, development and applications. She is passionately committed to advancing digital transformation and innovation to support Sun Life's Clients and business partners. Prior to Sun Life, Laura held senior IT roles at a major Canadian bank. In these roles, Laura led the technology development and support of corporate functions and enterprise-wide capabilities and transformations, working with diverse teams to support Clients and business partners. She also oversaw and delivered the initiatives required to transform key client processes across all channels. Laura has over 30 years of experience in Canadian, American and British financial institutions, having worked with Accenture in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., and in several executive business and technology roles at two Canadian banks. Laura graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Industrial Engineering, earned an MBA from INSEAD and recently completed the Rotman/ICD Director's Education Program to earn her ICD.D designation. Laura has received several awards and accolades throughout her career, including being recognized with a 2024 Toronto ORBIE Award and the 2024 Report on Business Magazine's Best Executive Award from the Globe and Mail. Other recent recognitions for her leadership and impact include being named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women's Executive Network, one of the Top 10 Canadian CIOs by CIO Review, HMG CIO of the Year Award and one of North America's Top 10 Female Chief Information Officers by Business Chief. Laura is Chair of the Board at Bowtie Life Insurance Company and sits on the Ontario Tech University's Board of Governors. In 2024, she was invested as an Honorary Colonel of the 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, part of the Royal Canadian Air Force. She also served as a past Vice President of the University of Toronto Schools Alumni Association, where she was recognized with the Heartwood Award for Volunteer Service. Laura represents Canada internationally as a member of Age Group Team Canada for Standard Distance Triathlon and is also an avid marathoner and ski mountaineering racer. Laura has three children and lives with her husband in Toronto.

Mr. Murphy was the Head of U.S. Wealth Business, Mercer. Tom Murphy is Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer of Sun Life. Appointed in 2022, Tom leads all aspects of risk management across Sun Life globally, including Financial, Insurance, Credit, Operational and Enterprise Risk. He also has oversight responsibility for the company's global Actuarial and Asset Liability Management (ALM) functions. Tom brings more than 25 years of global asset management experience to Sun Life. He previously held the role of President of Fixed Income and Head of Institutional Business for SLC Management, Sun Life's alternatives asset manager. Tom joined SLC Management in 2018 as Head of Affiliate Development and Business Strategy. Prior to that, he was a Senior Partner with Mercer for 20 years where he built and led the company's investment management businesses in Europe and also led Mercer's North American Investments and Actuarial businesses. Tom is a member of the Massachusetts Board and Chair of the Development Committee for Bottom Line, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping low income and first-generation students enroll in college and earn their college degree. A native of Dublin, Ireland, Tom holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Statistics from University College Dublin and has a Master of Business Administration from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business in Dublin. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland.

Helena Pagano is Executive Vice-President, Chief People and Culture Officer, of Sun Life. In this role, she is responsible for leading Sun Life's global People and Culture strategy including employee experience and Future of Work. She is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive culture that advances the talent, capabilities, and career development of Sun Life's workforce, and ensuring our office work space is designed to meet our Future of Work needs, center the Employee experience and enable moments of togetherness. Helena joined Sun Life in 2017, bringing with her global human resources expertise. She has over 30 years of experience in the natural resources and financial services industry, supporting retail and institutional businesses. Helena has held a variety of human resources generalist and specialist functions in senior and leadership roles. Helena holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Toronto Metropolitan University and has served the Board of the Artist's Health Alliance and the United Way Major Individual Giving Cabinet.

Prior to joining the Company in August 2022, Mr. Wei held the following positions with Aviva plc: Global Chairman, Aviva Digital and Executive Chairman, Aviva Asia & Friends Provident International, from October 2014 to July 2021. Chris Wei is Sun Life's Executive Vice-President and Chief Client and Innovation Officer (CCIO) and a member of its Executive Team. Chris is responsible for leading the company's commitment to Client experience excellence. He leads Sun Life's strategic areas that are critical to the company's commitment to Client including Global Marketing, Sustainability and Corporate Communications. When combined, these areas will aim to strategically position Sun Life as a sustainability-driven, Client-centered and people-first global brand. He is also responsible for identifying and cultivating innovative solutions focused on achieving our Purpose of helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives, including measuring how we deliver on our Purpose, whilst maximizing Sun Life's impact to foster a sustainable society and healthier planet. Chris has more than 25 years of global leadership experience in insurance and wealth management, having spent most of his career in senior roles and leading businesses in Toronto, Asia and London. He has worked with several well-known and well-respected brands in the financial services industry in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Canada. Prior to joining Sun Life, Chris was Executive Chairman for Aviva Asia and Global Chairman of Aviva Digital and served as Group CEO and Executive Director of Great Eastern Holdings Limited, a leading Singapore-based regional insurer. His prior experience includes roles with AIA, AIG United Guaranty Insurance, AllState Canada and CIBC. Originally from Toronto, Chris holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto with a specialization in Actuarial Science. He is an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (A.C.A.S) and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MA.A.A.). Chris is based in Singapore.

Jacques Goulet is Executive Chair of Sun Life Canada, helping Sun Life deliver on key strategic priorities, both in Canada and at the Enterprise level. Jacques joined Sun Life in 2018 as President, Sun Life Canada, and led the organization through significant growth and transformation. He is a purpose-driven leader committed to developing people, building strong teams, and raising the bar on Client outcomes. Throughout his tenure he focused on helping Clients to achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives through initiatives that include the creation of a Client Experience Office, launch of Sun Life Health, and the launches of Sun Life One Plan and Prospr by Sun Life. Prior to joining Sun Life, Jacques had a 29-year career at Mercer where he held a variety of leadership roles in Canada, Europe and most recently the United States. As President, Health and Wealth at Mercer, he was responsible for the firm's global retirement, health, investment consulting, and investment management businesses, serving Clients in more than 100 countries around the globe. In 2024, Jacques was elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA). He also sits on the Board of Directors for the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation and is a Campaign Cabinet Member for the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation's 'No One Left Behind' campaign, which strives to raise funds to help change mental health research and care forever. Jacques has a passion for mental health which is evident both through his activism in the business community and his commitment to improving access to mental health care in Canada. Jacques is originally from Shawinigan, Quebec. In 2018, Jacques received the 50th Anniversary Tribute Medal from the Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie for his contribution to Quebec's international influence during his career. In 2016, he was awarded the Maple Leaf Award of Distinction from the Canadian Association of New York. Jacques was also named CEO of the Year - Large Company, by Les Affaires in 2021. The award honours leaders who inspire their teams and drive business growth. Jacques holds a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science from Concordia University and is a Fellow of both the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Linda M. Dougherty, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Strategy and Global Marketing. Prior to September 2015, Ms. Dougherty was Managing Director, Strategy, Analytics and Transformation, TD Wealth Management, The Toronto-Dominion Bank. Linda Dougherty is Executive Vice-President, Chief Strategy and Enablement Officer at Sun Life. Linda is responsible for developing and executing the company's growth strategy, our programmatic mergers and acquisitions, investments in our global partnerships, and finding new ways to serve Clients and deliver on our purpose and strategic priorities. Linda joined Sun Life in 2015, bringing with her a unique blend of expertise in strategy, corporate development, client experience and analytics, investment banking, and private equity, along with experience in Canada and abroad. Before joining Sun Life, Linda spent over 20 years with TD Bank Group, where she held senior roles responsible for strategy, corporate development, analytics, client experience and transformation in the banking and wealth management businesses. Prior to that, she worked in mergers and acquisitions and private equity in the bank's capital markets division. Before joining TD, she worked as an equity analyst in Singapore and as a management consultant in New York and London, England. Linda holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Melissa J. Kennedy, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Public Policy Officer. Prior to June 2014, Ms. Kennedy was Senior Vice-President, General Counsel & Corporate Affairs, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Melissa Kennedy is responsible for the company's worldwide legal, compliance, corporate secretarial and public affairs functions and is the executive sponsor of sustainability at Sun Life. Through proactive legal consultation and sound compliance and governance frameworks, Melissa and her teams are responsible for guiding the organization to deliver on its Purpose to help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Melissa joined Sun Life in 2014 with a breadth of experience spanning private practice, regulatory and in-house roles. Prior to joining Sun Life, she was Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Affairs for the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, one of Canada's largest pension funds. Melissa started her career in private practice, followed by roles as head of the prosecution team at the Ontario Securities Commission and as Vice-President, Associate General Counsel at a major Canadian bank. A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, Melissa is a founding member of Legal Leaders for Diversity, a group of Canadian General Counsel who promote diversity and inclusiveness in the Legal community. In 2017, Melissa received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, and in 2016, The Women's Executive Network recognized her as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women. In recognition of her team's efforts to embed sustainability practices into the Sun Life culture and operations, Melissa was awarded the 2017 Environmental, Social and Governance award from the Canadian General Counsel Awards.

Jessica Tan is President, Sun Life Canada. She is responsible for leading Sun Life's business in its home market, driving continued growth as a leader in health, wealth and protection for Canadians. Sun Life Canada is a 160-year business serving 12 million Canadians, which is more than half the working Canadians in the country across insurance, wealth, asset management, and health businesses. Jessica is widely recognized as a transformative leader. She held a top 5 ranking on Fortune's Most Powerful Women for 5 consecutive years (2019 - 2023) and has been recognized as one of Forbes' The World's 100 Most Powerful Women since 2019. Prior to Sun Life in North America, Jessica worked in Asia for 20 years across Greater China, India, and Southeast Asia. Specifically, she was the co-CEO of Ping An, one of Asia's largest insurance companies, responsible for Ping An's insurance, digital banking, healthcare, and technology businesses. Prior to that Jessica was a partner at McKinsey where she worked in North America and Asia working with global and regional financial services companies and regulators. In 2026, Jessica joined the Board of Directors of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA). Jessica is also an active leader in the global community for fintech, healthcare and elderly care. She sits on several global boards and advisory committees including the Singapore Central Provident Fund (Singapore National Pensions Fund >US$460 billion), SEA Group (Southeast Asia's largest gaming, e-commerce and fintech company), Global Finance & Technology Network (Global Fintech Network started by the Monetary Authority of Singapore), Asia Society Global Board of Trustees, Oxford Blavatnik School of Government, and AGE-WELL elderly care/tech organization in Canada. Jessica is married with two teenage daughters, and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a Master degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer science, and two Bachelors degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics.