Melissa Kennedy is Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer & Public Affairs at Sun Life Financial, where she oversees the company’s worldwide legal, compliance, corporate secretarial and public affairs functions. In recognition of her contributions to Sun Life’s sustainability program, Melissa received the 2017 Environmental, Social and Governance award from the Canadian General Counsel Awards and was named Canadian General Counsel of the Year in 2012.
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