Sun Life appoints John Hallett as retirement strategist

Sun Life Financial Canada has appointed John Hallett as a retirement strategist for group retirement services.

In the new position, Hallett will drive new conversations with plan sponsors and industry professionals to create a culture of retirement income that focuses on creating healthier plan designs and increased employee retirement readiness, according to Sun Life.

With more than 40 years of experience in the pension industry, Hallett was most recently the assistant director of pension programs at Saskatchewan’s Public Employees Benefits Agency. In the role, he oversaw the daily operations of eight of the province’s public pension plans and one annuity fund, including the largest defined contribution pension plan by assets in Canada.  

Prior to joining the Public Employees Benefits Agency, Hallett was director of business development at Crown Life Insurance Co. in Toronto. 

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