Canada Life Appoints Watkins as UK CEO

Canada Life hires Watkins as chief exec – Mortgage Finance Gazette

Canada Life has appointed Emma Watkins as UK chief executive, effective 1 September. Watkins joins Canada Life following a decade at Scottish Widows, where she most recently served as managing director, retirement and longstanding and was a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to her… The post Canada Life hires Watkins as chief exec appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette.

Canada Life appoints Watkins as UK CEO

Insurance and lifetime mortgage provider, Canada Life, has appointed Emma Watkins as its UK chief executive, effective 1 September and subject to regulatory approval. The post Canada Life appoints Watkins as UK CEO appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.

Canada Life appoints UK CEO

Canada Life has appointed Emma Watkins (pictured) as the firm’s UK chief executive. She will take up the role in September after a decade at Scottish Widows, where she most recently served as managing director, retirement & longstanding and was a member of the firm’s executive committee. Prior to Scottish Widows, Watkins was a partner at Lane Clark & Peacock LLP and held a number of senior roles within insurance businesses including MetLife Assu…

Canada Life UK names Scottish Widows’ Watkins as CEO

Canada Life has appointed Scottish Widows Emma Watkins as UK chief executive officer following Lindsey Rix-Broom’s promotion to CEO, Europe, at parent company Great-West Lifeco. Watkins will assume her role on 1 September 2025, subject to regulatory approval, while Rix-Broom will continue to lead Canada Life UK as CEO in the interim. Watkins will report to Rix-Broom and will also join the Great-West Lifeco European leadership team. Having spent …

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Canada Life appoints Emma Watkins as UK CEO

Canada Life has appointed Emma Watkins as its new UK chief executive, subject to regulatory approval. Watkins joins from Scottish Widows, where she spent ten years and most recently served as Managing Director, Retirement & Longstanding, as well as a member of the executive committee.