Christine van Staden

Christine joined Great-West Life in 2015 as Vice-President, National Accounts, responsible for leading the National Accounts team in selling and retaining Group Retirement and Savings business in the large case segment through the consultant channel. Most recently, Christine was appointed as the Regional Vice-President, Toronto Consultant Office, and is now responsible for overall leadership and direction of the sales and service organization for Great-West Life’s Group Retirement Services and Group Benefits Services in Toronto. She serves on the Senior Leadership Team, Group Customer, Business Development which is responsible for strategic direction of the business.

Christine’s leadership skills were built over 28 years of experience in the pension and benefits industry, both in the U.S. and Canada. Her background includes senior leadership roles at Standard Life, Mercer, Hewitt Associates and Kimberly-Clark. She serves as the Vice-Chair for the Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute, Ontario Regional Council and is actively involved with the Association for Canadian Pension Management.

Christine holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Business Management from the University of Tennessee and completed her Pension Law Certification with Osgoode Hall.