Sun Life Singapore names new chief executive 

SUN Life Assurance Company of Canada has appointed Christopher Albrecht as chief executive of its Singapore branch, effective Jan 1, 2024.

Albrecht, who will be based in Singapore, will be tasked with leading the strategic and operational aspects of Sun Life’s Singapore business. He reports to Karim Gilani, Sun Life Financial’s president of Greater China, Singapore and international high net worth (HNW).

He has more than 25 years of experience in insurance and has also worked in the HNW banking and brokerage sectors. He held senior roles at HSBC Insurance (Singapore), Old Mutual International, Swiss Life and 1291 Group (Hong Kong).

Sun Life, which has total assets under management of C$1.34 trillion (S$1.32 trillion) as at Sep 30, has operations in Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda.