Harris joins Sun Life board

Sun Life Financial has appointed M. Marianne Harris to its board of directors.

Until recently, she was a managing director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and president of corporate and investment banking at Merrill Lynch Canada.

Harris brings extensive financial industry experience gained from nearly 30 years of advisory work in Canada and the United States, including her leadership roles at Merrill Lynch.

Before joining Merrill, she was head of the financial institutions group at RBC Capital Markets.

Harris is chair of the board and a member of the finance and audit committee of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada.

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