Jessica Tan and Laura Money have been named among Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners by WXN Media for leadership that is helping shape Sun Life's future and deliver lasting impact across the business, industry and communities it serves.
TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2026 /CNW/ -- Two of Sun Life's most influential leaders have been recognized by WXN Media as 2026 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners. Jessica Tan, Executive Vice-President and President, Sun Life Canada, and Laura Money, Executive Vice-President, Chief Information and Technology Innovation Officer, Sun Life, bring decades of leadership across markets, industries and disciplines. Their global perspectives, deep expertise and commitment to Clients are helping shape Sun Life's future, accelerate innovation and deliver meaningful business impact.
"We are proud to see two of Sun Life's remarkable leaders recognized among Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women," said Kevin Strain, President and CEO, Sun Life. "Under Jessica's leadership, our Canadian business is delivering innovative solutions that help Clients navigate their health, wealth and protection needs with greater speed and confidence, while Laura is advancing technology, data and responsible AI across Sun Life globally. Together, their shared focus on delivering for our Clients is driving transformation and new ways of working, unlocking our full growth potential and shaping the future of Sun Life."
Jessica Tan has been recognized in the CN Executive Leaders category for her visionary leadership and the significant impact she is driving across Sun Life's Canadian business. A globally recognized leader with experience across Asia and North America, Jessica brings a unique combination of international perspective, strategic vision and deep industry expertise. She is a transformational leader who has been recognized on Forbes' The World's 100 Most Powerful Women list and most recently was named a Report on Business Best Executive by The Globe and Mail.
Since joining Sun Life in 2024, Jessica has championed a strategy focused on business growth, innovation and delivering better outcomes for Clients and advisors. She has also fostered a culture that empowers teams, develops talent and helps people thrive. Under her leadership, Sun Life has expanded access to workplace savings for employees in small and medium enterprises through Sun Life Essentials™, introduced tailored health solutions like women's health and online counselling in an integrated Sun Life mobile app, grown its asset management and wealth AUMA to over $280 billion including broadening new offerings like various index+, ETF and managed portfolio series. Sun Life has also spearheaded an AI-powered concierge for advisors and built new agentic capabilities that help transform how the company delivers value and serves Canadians. Together, these investments have strengthened Sun Life's position and contributed to strong business results, with Sun Life Canada's underlying net income increasing 15 per cent year-to-date.
"Seeing the difference we can make for Clients and advisors is what success really looks like to me," said Jessica Tan. "We are building toward a future where experiences feel simpler, more connected and more personal, and where our advisors and teams have what they need to support people in the moments that matter."
Laura Money has been recognized in the AI and Technology category for her role in advancing Sun Life's technology, data and AI capabilities across the enterprise. With more than three decades of experience across global financial institutions, Laura is a respected technology leader known for driving innovation, leading large-scale transformation and building high-performing teams. Laura was listed as one of the top ten Canadian CIOs by CIO Review and in 2024 was recognized with a Toronto ORBIE Award. This is Laura's second WXN win, having previously won in 2022.
Laura has helped embed AI and digital innovation across Sun Life's business, accelerating productivity, strengthening decision-making and creating new ways of working. Under her leadership, Sun Life has introduced industry-leading AI solutions such as Iris and Notes Assistant, championed AI learning at scale, and led Sun Life's founding membership in Canada's AI Consortium to help advance the responsible use of AI and build critical AI-control infrastructure across regulated industries.
"The best part of my job is helping shape experiences that make things simpler and faster for our Clients, advisors and employees," said Laura Money. "As Sun Life becomes more digital and AI forward, we have an opportunity to scale technology and AI responsibly, while empowering our people to deliver more personalized experiences and better Client outcomes."
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of June 30, 2026, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.70 trillion. 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.
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