Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 15, 2001
C. JAMES PRIEUR graduated from College Militaire Royal de St. Jean and
earned his MBA from the University of Western Ontario in 1975. He earned
his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1981. Mr. Prieur joined
Sun Life in 1979 in the Private Placement section of the Investment
Department in Montreal and subsequently worked as an Equity Analyst
before becoming a Portfolio Manager of bonds, and then of equities. In
1985, Mr. Prieur became head of the Canadian Private Placement section
and in 1988 was appointed Vice-President, Securities Investments for
Canada. In 1991, Mr. Prieur was appointed Vice-President, Investments in
the Sun Life Corporate office in Toronto. He transferred to the US
operations in September 1992 as Vice-President, Investments. His
appointments to Senior Vice-President and General Manager for the United
States Operation followed in 1997. In April 1999, Mr. Prieur was
appointed President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Prieur has overall
responsibility for the Company's activities in Canada, the United States
and Asia. Mr. Prieur is also affiliated with the Newton Wellesley
Hospital on their Board of Overseers, as well as Handel & Hayden Society
on their Board of Governors and Finance Committee. In November 1999, Mr.
Prieur became a Director of the Canadian Opera Company. Profile
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Mr. Prieur: Sun Life Financial is an international financial services
company with an emphasis on
