Manjit Singh is President of Sun Life Asia and a member of Sun Life’s Executive Team. He is responsible for one of Sun Life’s fastest growing strategic pillars focused on life, health and wealth management businesses in eight Asian markets.
Manjit brings more than 25 years of experience across finance, strategy and risk roles in Canada and internationally. Manjit joined Sun Life in 2021 and served as the company’s Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer between 2021 and 2024, leading the company’s Finance, Tax, Capital, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, and strategic finance initiatives. He is also a Director on the Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Board.
Prior to Sun Life, Manjit was Executive Vice-President, Finance at TD Bank, where he led Enterprise Finance, including all Business Segment finance functions, Investor Relations, Tax, Chief Accountants, and Enterprise Strategy. He was involved in all the bank’s major businesses and was actively involved in setting business strategy, leading strategic and corporate development analysis, driving financial performance and executing on key business priorities.
An active and passionate community leader, Manjit has served on the Boards of several organizations including Trillium Health Partners, the American Red Cross NYC, Lung Cancer of Canada, and Sikh Foundation of Canada.
Manjit was formerly President of Ascend Canada with a mandate to enhance the presence, visibility and influence of current and future Pan-Asian business leaders.
Manjit holds a Bachelor of Arts, Chartered Accountancy Studies degree from the University of Waterloo and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Ontario and has earned the CFA designation. He has completed the Executive Risk Management program at Wharton and the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
