Thomas Reid

Senior Vice-President, Strategy and Growth

Thomas G. Reid is Senior Vice-President, Strategy and Growth, Sun Life Canada. In this role, Tom partners with the Sun Life Canada leadership team on a One Sun Life approach to identify and execute growth opportunities, including partnerships and acquisitions.

Prior to this new role, Tom was Senior Vice-President, Group Retirement Services, overseeing Canada’s largest provider of defined contribution pension arrangements, covering over one million Canadians.

Tom joined Sun Life in 1994 as Assistant Vice-President of Finance. Since that time he has held increasingly senior positions throughout the Company in the areas of Finance, Corporate Development, Public and Investor Relations, and the Canadian operations of Rollover Markets and Direct Distribution.

Before joining Sun Life, Tom was in the Corporate Investment Banking Group at TD Bank. He has also worked in senior positions at Central Guaranty Trust and Price Waterhouse.

Tom is an active member of several industry associations, including the Association of Canadian Pension Management, Treasury Management Association of Canada, and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has lectured in finance and advanced accounting at the University of Toronto and Seneca College.

Tom holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and a Chartered Accountant designation.