CreditorLife.com - Boyd Soussana BIO

Boyd Soussana, President &CEO


Experience	10/01/1997-15/02/2004 First Fundy Financial Dartmouth,NS President § Increased life insurance sales from $236K to over $5 million. § Increased sales representatives from 23 to over 100. § Developed and Trademarked universal Life insurance concept named the “Maximizer” § Appointed to Standard Life’s MGA advisory council 2001 § Appointed to Canada Life’s MGA advisory council 2002 § Appointed Exclusive Atlantic Canada’s representative for Succession Strategies’ “Retained Earnings Swap”
	07/01/1989–10/01/1997 Manulife Financial Canada 10/01/1994-10/01/1997 Branch Manager, Winnipeg, Manitoba § Increased regional sales from $750K to $2.5 million. § Increased regional sales representatives from 25 to 105. § Agent persistency attained 60% § Won Branch Manager of the Year award during first full year as Branch Manager, only 3 other instances in Company history has this been achieved. § Appointed Managers advisory council for creation of Manulife GIF program. 1.5 billion in new segregated funds sales achieved in first year and 2.5 billion in second year. § Manulife Securities compliance officer for Winnipeg West Branch § Moderator for CAIFA courses § Attended Steven Covey “Principal Centered Leadership” program
	07/01/1992-10/01/1994 Associate Branch Manager, Moncton, New Brunswick § Expanded sales team from 12 to 24 § Doubled agent life insurance production § Co developed “Insured Retirement Program” computer software
	07/01/1989-07/01/1992 Marketing Manager, Montreal, Quebec § Responsible for computerizing 26 different life insurance concepts. § Recruited and trained over 75 agents and brokers. § Responsible for Joint fieldwork with experienced and inexperienced agents. § Responsible for marketing meetings held monthly § Jointly Responsible for the creation on the Montreal Brokerage Managers association 09/01/1986-07/01/1989 Great West Life Montreal, Quebec Disability Income Specialist § Formed part of the initial group of 3 candidates for GWL’s specialist program, which is a formula that all insurers in Canada at present partake § Co-Developed GWL Montreal Brokerage office § Won Brokerage of the year 1987, 1988 § Increased disability sales by 500% § Managed Inter-Corporate arrangements with Manulife, Industrial Alliance, Prudential and North American Life 11/01/1984-09/01/1986 Great West Life Montreal, Quebec Life Insurance Sales Representative · Sales Representative direct to consumer · Completed LUATC courses
Education	1980–1985 Concordia University Montreal, Quebec § B.A., Economics and Marketing.
Interests	Skiing, weightlifting, computers, hockey, cars, movies