PR Newswire | May 3, 2021 04:16PM EDT

05/03 15:15 CDT

Yaniv Bitton appointed Sun Life's Head of Investor Relations & Capital Markets TORONTO, May 3, 2021

TORONTO, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. today announced the appointment of Yaniv Bitton as Vice-President, Head of Investor Relations & Capital Markets. In this expanded role, Yaniv will serve as the primary spokesperson to the investment community, overseeing equity and fixed income analyst and investor communications, as well as leading Sun Life's capital markets function which includes the capital funding program and rating agency relationships.

Yaniv will continue to report to Leigh Chalmers, Senior Vice-President, Head of Corporate Finance and Capital Management. Leigh oversees Sun Life's Corporate Finance functions for Enterprise Services/IT, Global Expenses, Corporate Tax, Financial Planning and Reporting, Investor Relations and Capital Management.

About Sun LifeSun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual and corporate Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of December 31, 2020, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1,247 billion. For more information please visit www.sunlife.com.

Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.

Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars

Investor Relations Contact:Media Relations Contact: Yaniv BittonIrene Poon Vice-President, Head of Investor Relations &Manager, Corporate Capital Markets Communications T. 416-979-6496 T. 416-988-0542 investor_relations@sunlife.comirene.poon@sunlife.com

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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.