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appointment notice

To: General Manager of Life and Health Insurance, Desjardins Insurance

President and Chief Operating Officer of Desjardins Financial Security, Denis Berthiaume, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean-François Chalifoux as General Manager of Life and Health Insurance at Desjardins.

In his new role, Jean-François will be responsible for the overall strategic direction of the company's life and health insurance arm and will oversee its business development activities across Canada. Jean-François has been with Desjardins for more than 12 years, starting out as a manager with the company's property and casualty insurance arm before moving to its life and health insurance division. With a degree in actuarial sciences, he is also a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. Prior to this appointment, he was Senior Vice-President of Group and Business Insurance. Over his career at Desjardins, he has led a number of successful teams and has proven himself to be a highly talented and capable manager.


About Desjardins Insurance
For more than a century, Desjardins Insurance has been offering a wide range of life and health insurance and retirement savings products to individuals, groups and businesses. As Canada's fourth largest life and health insurer, Desjardins meets the financial security needs of over five million Canadians from its offices across the country. Desjardins Insurance is part of Desjardins Group, the country's largest cooperative financial group with more than 45,000 employees.

For more information, visit desjardinslifeinsurance.com.

Desjardins Insurance refers to Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company.

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