Dean A. Connor
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Dean A. Connor | |
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| Education | Honours Business Administration (HBA) Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation | Corporate Director of CPP Investments |
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Dean A. Connor is currently serving as a Corporate Director of CPP Investments, following his retirement from Sun Life Financial as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2021. Dean has also served as a Director of the Business Council of Canada and the Asia Business Advisory Council.
Early life
Connor was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[1] He graduated in 1978 from the Honours Business Administration (HBA) program at the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.[2] He was a qualified actuary with the Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.[3]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Connor served as Sun Life’s President and Chief Executive Officer from 2011 to 2021.
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.[2][5][6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
Honours and awards
- In 2014, Connor was named Top New CEO by Canadian Business magazine[9]
- 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[10][11]
- In 2017, Connor was named Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year™[12]
- In 2018, Connor was named Ivey Business Leader of the Year[13]
- In 2019, Connor was named one of the 100 Best-Performing CEOs in the World by the Harvard Business Review[14]
Personal life
Connor is married to Maris Uffelmann and has three children.[1]
References
- ^ a b Jenkins, Anthony (4 May 2012). "Dean Connor: Switching focus from insurance to wealth management". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail.
- ^ a b "The Ivey Advisory Board and the Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council. - Membership". Ivey Business School.
- ^ a b "Economic Club of Canada - Dean A. Connor". www.economicclub.ca.
- ^ "Stewart retiring, Sun Life appoints new CEO". www.advisor.ca.
- ^ "Board of Trustees- Board Membership". www.uhn.ca.
- ^ "Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association - 2017-2018 Board of Directors". www.clhia.ca.
- ^ "Toronto Rehab Foundation - Congratulations to Our Campaign Chair". www.torontorehabfoundation.com.
- ^ "Campaign Cabinet - United Way Toronto & York Region". www.unitedwaytyr.com.
- ^ "Top New CEO 2014: Dean Connor of Sun Life Financial". Canadian Business - Your Source For Business News. 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Highest Rated CEOs Canada". Glassdoor.
- ^ "40 top Canadian executives to follow on Twitter". Twitter Blog.
- ^ "Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year™". ceoaward.ca.
- ^ "Dean Connor named Ivey Business Leader of the Year". Ivey Business School. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "The Best-Performing CEOs in the World, 2019". Harvard Business Review. 2019-11-01. ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2021-03-09.