Canada Life, a provider of life insurance, pensions and investment solutions, has named Rhian Littlewood as Strategic Delivery Director for Bulk Purchase Annuities (BPA), effective 7 April 2026.
In the position, Littlewood will support the continued expansion of the firm’s BPA operations. She will join the BPA Senior Leadership Team, reporting to Shreyas Sridhar, Managing Director of BPA.
Littlewood joins from Standard Life, where she was Head of Liquidity Management. During her tenure, she played an important role in BPA pricing, proposition development and strategic execution. Prior to that, she worked at Aon, advising on some of the UK’s most significant and complex bulk annuity transactions.
In her new role, Littlewood will lead a programme of strategic initiatives aimed at advancing the growth of Canada Life’s BPA business.
Sridhar commented: “I am delighted to welcome Rhian to the Canada Life team, and I look forward to the impact she will make as we continue to build momentum in our BPA business. Rhian brings a unique blend of commercial acumen, leadership capabilities, technical depth, and market insight, and will play a key role in helping us deliver on our ambitious strategy.”
Littlewood added: “I am pleased to be joining the Canada Life team at an exciting time in the risk transfer market and at a pivotal point in Canada Life’s strategic plans. I am looking forward to working alongside a very talented team, to deliver on the business’s growth trajectory.”
