Canada Life has appointed Rhian Littlewood as Strategic Delivery Director, Bulk Purchase Annuities (BPA), effective 7 April 2026.
Rhian will help shape Canada Life’s growing footprint in the BPA market and will join the BPA Senior Leadership Team, reporting to Shreyas Sridhar, Managing Director, BPA.
She joins from Standard Life, where she most recently was Head of Liquidity Management, and spent several years playing a leading role in its BPA pricing, proposition enhancements, and strategic delivery. Earlier in her career, Rhian worked at Aon, advising on some of the largest and most complex bulk annuity transactions in the UK market.
In this new role, Rhian will lead a portfolio of strategic initiatives to support Canada Life’s BPA business growth plans.
Shreyas Sridhar, Managing Director, BPA, at Canada Life said:
“I am delighted to welcome Rhian to the Canada Life team, and I look forward to the impact she will make as we continue to build momentum in our BPA business. Rhian brings a unique blend of commercial acumen, leadership capabilities, technical depth and market insight, and will play a key role in helping us deliver on our ambitious strategy.”
Commenting, Rhian Littlewood said:
“I am pleased to be joining the Canada Life team at an exciting time in the risk transfer market and at a pivotal point in Canada Life’s strategic plans. I am looking forward to working alongside a very talented team, to deliver on the business’s growth trajectory.”
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About Canada Life:
Canada Life is part of a group of companies controlled by Great-West Lifeco Inc., a Canadian headquartered, international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management and reinsurance businesses. Through its subsidiary companies, Great-West Lifeco operates in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Great-West Lifeco trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GWO and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies.
Canada Life Limited began operations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1903 and provides UK individuals and businesses with a range of retirement, investment, insurance and wealth solutions. Canada Life offers individual annuities, pension de-risking solutions, home finance, estate planning and investment options, and workplace protection products.
Canada Life Limited (no.973271) is registered in England and Wales, authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Stonehaven UK Limited (no.05487702), trading as Canada Life, is registered in England and Wales and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Canada Life International Limited (no.033178C) and CLI Institutional Limited (no.108017C) are Isle of Man registered companies authorised and regulated by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority. Canada Life International Assurance (Ireland) DAC (no. 440141) and Canada Life International Assurance (Ireland) DAC are authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
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