Club Vita strengthens Canadian team to support continued growth

Club Vita, an international leader in longevity data analytics, today announced recent key appointments and promotions in its Canadian team to support its continued growth. Joining the team are Michael Reid (Head of Pensions North America), Alexandra Sonnenwirth (Director, Client Delivery) and Mia Marcellus (Longevity Modeller), together with the recent promotion of Shantel Aris (Head of Longevity Experience Studies).

Richard Brown is also stepping down from his position as Canadian Chief Operating Officer. Brown was Club Vita’s first joiner in Canada in 2015. Over the last eight years, he has overseen its growth from a startup to a network of around 100 large pension funds pooling their mortality data, with a collective data set approaching 1m retirees. Club Vita now also helps several insurers offering pension risk transfer insurance, with transaction volumes rising rapidly as interest rates rise and annuity prices fall. Michael Reid is taking on Brown’s Canadian leadership responsibilities.

Brown commented “I am grateful for the opportunity to have served Club Vita for the past eight years. I have enjoyed working with such a talented and dedicated team, and I am proud of the work we have accomplished together.”

“I am honored to be taking on this new role,” said Reid “I am excited to work with the team to continue to grow and provide outstanding services to the full eco-system of Canadian defined benefit longevity risk stakeholders. I am confident that we can achieve great things together.”