WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Employee Benefits Group division of the U.S. business group of Sun Life Financial, Inc. (NYSE:SLF, TSX:SLF) announced today the appointment of Mark Donaphon as Regional Vice President (RVP) of the Group’s North region.
The Employee Benefits Group division (EBG) offers Group Life, Disability, Dental, and Medical Stop-Loss insurance through 170 group insurance sales representatives in 34 major U.S. cities. In his new role, Mr. Donaphon will lead a team of nearly 60 Employee Benefits Group sales representatives and managers across 11 offices.
After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point and serving as a Field Artillery Officer in the United States Army, Mr. Donaphon joined Sun Life as a group sales representative in Philadelphia. In 2004, he was promoted to an Assistant Manager position in the Philadelphia office and then was named Manager of the Cincinnati office in 2007. He has since expanded his responsibilities to include oversight of the Cleveland Group office and all sales territories in the greater Ohio area. While building his successful career here at Sun Life, Mark also received his MBA from Villanova University.
“I am confident that Mark will make an immediate and substantial impact in the North region, while also greatly contributing to our efforts to seize overall market share in a profitable, sustainable way,” said Michael Joyce, Vice President, EBG Sales.
About the U.S. Employee Benefits Group Division (EBG) of Sun Life Financial
As of December 31, 2010, EBG had approximately 35,000 policyholders and more than $2 billion of business in-force, covering approximately 12 million lives.
About Sun Life
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth accumulation products and services to individuals and corporate customers. Chartered in 1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners today have operations in key markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda. In the United States and elsewhere, insurance products are offered by members of the Sun Life Financial group that are insurance companies. Sun Life Financial Inc., the holding company for the Sun Life Financial group of companies, is a public company. It is not an insurance company and does not offer insurance products for sale in the United States or elsewhere, and does not guarantee the obligations of its insurance company subsidiaries.
As of June 30, 2011, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of US $492 billion. Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF. For more information, see www.sunlife.com/us