Kenn Lalonde and Frank McKenna | IBCA Hotlist of 2014

KENN LALONDE
TD Insurance President & CEO Kenn Lalonde
partner, chief sales officer of
technology and specialty risk
advisor with Jones DesLauriers
Insurance, Toronto Ont.


WHY HOT? CREATING JOBS THROUGH EXPANSION

One insurer in New Brunswick certainly warmed a lot of hearts by pledging to create jobs after a string of layoffs another company back in November. TD Bank Group Deputy Chair, Frank McKenna and TD Insurance President & CEO, Kenn Lalonde brought smiles to the Saint John area when they announced TD Insurance would be expanding operations and creating 275 jobs over three years in the area.

“TD has a long and rich history in New Brunswick,” said McKenna, “and this expansion further demonstrates our continued commitment to the province and to delivering service excellence to our customers.”

It was earlier that month that one of Canada’s major insurance firms closed its Moncton, N.B. office, transitioning its underwriting operations to Halifax, N.S. and putting 22 people out of work.

It was only days after the Moncton announcement that the same company closed its Hamilton, Ont. office and shifted resources to neighbouring communities.
 

CAREER Current:  President & CEO, TD Insurance Executive Vice President-Insurance, TD Bank Group
Previous:
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ACHIEVEMENTS/RECOGNITIONS
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Current Town	Toronto, Ontario
Hometown

FRANK MCKENNA
TD Bank Group deputy chair





 

CAREER Current:  Deputy Chair, TD Bank Group (2006) Chairman, Brookfield Asset Management Board Member, Canadian Natural Resources Chairman of the Board, CanWest Global
Previous: Canadian Ambassador to the United States of America in 2005 27th Premier of New Brunswick (1987-1997) Boards of Noranda, Shoppers Drug Mart and General Motors.
Years of Experience:
ACHIEVEMENTS/RECOGNITIONS Humanitarian Award,  New Brunswick (2011)
AFFILIATIONS Order of Canada
EDUCATION: Law, New Brunswick Law School Political Science- Post Graduate, Queen’s University Bachelor’s Degree, St. Francis Xavier University
Birthday	January 19, 1948
Hometown	Apohaqui, New Brunswick
Current Town
Family	Married, 3 Children