Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX/NYSE: SLF) today announced the appointment of Sandeep Asthana as the Country Head of Sun Life Financial India. He takes over from Venky Mysore, who recently took over as CEO & MD of IPL team - Kolkata Knight Riders.
Mr. Asthana joins Sun Life Financial India with extensive experience in the Life insurance industry. He was most recently serving as the Managing Director of RGA Services India, where he focused on developing RGA’s business in India. Prior to RGA, Mr. Asthana held senior roles at Zurich Financial Services in India, where he was instrumental in examining joint venture opportunities for the company.
In his new role as Country Head of Sun Life’s India operations, Mr. Asthana will be responsible for managing the relationship with Sun Life’s Indian joint venture partner, the Aditya Birla Group. In addition, he will oversee the joint venture operations, Birla Sun Life Insurance and Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company.
“Sandeep Asthana brings a great deal of relevant experience and expertise to the role, and is a seasoned leader in India’s financial service industry. We are very fortunate to have him join our management team and I look forward to working with him in further growing our Indian businesses,” said Dikran Ohannessian, President of Sun Life Financial Asia.
Mr. Asthana holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Lucknow, India.
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 September 30, 2010, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of CDN$455 billion. For more information please visit www.sunlife.com. 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 the ticker symbol SLF.
