QUEBEC
CITY, Jan. 9, 2024 /CNW/ - iA Financial
Corporation Inc. (TSX: IAG) today announced the appointment of
Alka Gautam to its Board of Directors, effective January 17, 2024.
Alka Gautam has more than 20
years of experience in the reinsurance and insurance industries.
From 2000 to 2023 she held various senior leadership
positions including CFO, CRO, COO and, since 2015, President and
CEO of RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada ("RGA Canada"). From 2019 to 2023, Ms.
Gautam was also Executive Vice-President, Global Operations at
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated ("RGA"). Prior to
joining RGA, from 1996 to 2000, Ms. Gautam was Senior Manager,
Financial Institutions and Real Estate Group at KPMG LLC
("KPMG") and held positions of increasing responsibility at KPMG
between 1990 and 1996.
Alka Gautam holds a Bachelor of
Science and a Master of Business Administration from Dalhousie University. She holds the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Nova
Scotia (CPA) designation and the Institute of Corporate
Directors (ICD.D) designation.
Chaired by Jacques Martin, the
Board of Directors of iA Financial Corporation Inc. now has
sixteen directors, fifteen of whom are independent and 50% of whom
are women.
About iA Financial Group
iA Financial Group is one of the largest insurance and wealth
management groups in Canada, with
operations in the United States.
Founded in 1892, it is an important Canadian public company and is
listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker
symbols IAG (common shares) and IAF (preferred shares).
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SOURCE iA Financial Group