TORONTO and BARBADOS, May 28, 2024
/CNW/ - Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. (TSX: SFC) ("Sagicor"
or "Sagicor Financial" or the "Company") today announced that
Paula Walcott has been appointed
Chief People Officer. Sagicor is also pleased to announce that Neil
Freyke has been appointed Executive Vice President, Technology and
Chief Digital Officer. Ms. Walcott will be based in Bridgetown, Barbados, and Mr. Freyke will be
based in Toronto, Canada. Both
will be members of Sagicor's Executive Committee.
Sagicor also announced that Mr. Ronald
Blitstein will retire as Executive Vice President and Group
Chief Information Officer as of May 31,
2024, after eleven years of service to Sagicor.
Andre Mousseau, President and
Chief Executive Officer, said, "People are the foundation of
Sagicor's business, and technology enhances our ability to serve
our clients. As we continue to grow our executive infrastructure,
the appointments of Paula and Neil reflect the importance we place
on these key pillars of our business. Paula has been with Sagicor
for over eight years and has had a tremendously positive impact on
our organizational culture throughout her tenure. We are privileged
to have her lead our people and culture initiatives. We are also
excited to welcome Neil to Sagicor. With over twenty years of
experience in data, analytics, and technology with large
organizations in the financial services industry, he has an
excellent set of skills to drive our digital transformation
initiatives forward."
Ms. Walcott joined Sagicor in 2016 as Assistant Vice President,
Human Resources and was subsequently promoted to Vice President,
Human Resources in September 2021,
and Senior Vice President, Human Resources in June 2022, both roles with Sagicor Life Inc.
Paula holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree from the
University of the West Indies Cave Hill
Campus, and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from
the University of Surrey in the
United Kingdom. Ms. Walcott is a
Prosci Certified Change Management Practitioner, a Chartered Fellow
of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (UK), a
Senior Certified Professional member of the Society for Human
Resource Management (USA), a
member of the Human Resource Management Association of Barbados, and a member of the International
Association of Business Communicators, Barbados Chapter.
Mr. Freyke was most recently Senior Vice President and Chief
Information Officer, Group Functions, Global Technology at another
large financial services group. Previously, he also held
progressively senior roles within data, analytics, and technology
management at a Canadian chartered bank. Neil holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree from Memorial University of
Newfoundland, and a Master of Business Administration degree
from Saint Mary's University.
About Sagicor Financial Company Ltd.
Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. (TSX: SFC) is a leading financial
services provider with over 180 years of history in the
Caribbean, over 90 years of
history in Canada, and a growing
presence in the United States with
over 70 years of history. Sagicor offers a wide range of products
and services, including life, health, and general insurance,
banking, pensions, annuities, investment management, and real
estate. Sagicor's registered office is located at Clarendon House,
2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM 11,
Bermuda, with its principal office
located at Cecil F De Caires Building, Wildey, St. Michael, Barbados. Additional information about Sagicor
can be obtained by visiting www.sagicor.com.
SOURCE Sagicor Financial Company Ltd.