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C. James Prieur was appointed chief executive officer of Conseco Inc. effective September 7 2006. He was also elected to the Board effective September 7 2006.
Before joining Conseco Prieur served as president and chief operating officer for Sun Life Financial in Toronto Canada.
Mr. Prieur had been with Sun Life Financial since 1979. He began his career in private placements then equity and fixed income portfolio management rising to vice president of investments for Canada in 1988 and then vice president of investments for the U.S. in 1992. In 1997 he was named senior vice president and general manager for all U.S. operations and became corporate president and chief operating officer in 1999.
While at Sun Life Mr. Prieur managed multiple lines of business including life annuities and health products. He was instrumental in the firm's growth leading divisions in the U.S. Canada UK and Asia.
Prieur holds a BA from College Militaire Royal de St. Jean Quebec and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a past director of LIMRA. | 