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th December 2020
4:03 pm
Canada Life has announced David Harney will serve as interim chief executive of the UK division to stand in for Doug Brown.
Brown will leave Canada Life on 18 December and is expected to join Aviva as chief executive of UK life insurance in April.
He spent eight years at Canada Life and will report to Aviva Group chief executive Amanda Blanc in his new role.
Harney is currently president and chief operating officer in Europe for Great-West Lifeco.
He is also a non-executive director at Canada Life Limited.
A Canada Life UK spokesman says: “The process to appoint a permanent candidate has started and we will update on progress in due course. We remain focused on the transformation of our UK operation and our growth strategy, helping build better futures for all generations through our expertise in insurance, wealth and asset management.