Kevin Strain (MAcc '90)

President and CEO, Sun Life Financial
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Kevin Strain President Chief Executive Officer Sun Life Kevin D. Strain is President Chief Executive Officer of Sun Life and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Kevin joined Sun Life in 2002 and has since held several senior roles, including Vice-President of Investor Relations for Sun Life’s Corporate Office, and Senior Vice-President of Sun Life’s Individual Insurance and Investments division in Canada. In 2012, Kevin assumed the role of President, Sun Life Asia where he was responsible for Sun Life’s interests in Asia, including identifying opportunities for growth in the region and managing the company’s relationships with its partners. In 2017, Kevin was appointed Chief Financial Officer, responsible for Sun Life’s worldwide Finance, Taxation, Capital and Investor Relations, Enterprise Services and Corporate Development business groups. Kevin is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Waterloo in Canada. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, the University of Waterloo Board of Governors and is a member of the Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council.

In addition, Kevin was named the SAF’s Alumni Achievement Award winner in 2018.