Eckler Ltd, an independent actuarial consulting firm based in Canada, has announced the appointment of Richard Brown as Managing Principal, effective immediately.
He will take over from Jill Wagman, who is stepping down from the position after leading the firm for 11 years. She remains as Chair of the Board of Directors.
“It’s been a profound honour to lead this firm of outstanding professionals,” said Wagman. “I am incredibly proud of the work we did to define our purpose so that every single person has a strong sense of why we do what we do. I know that purpose will continue to be our guiding beacon under Richard’s leadership.”
Brown brings over 20 years of experience to his new role. He is a pension actuary with specialised risk management expertise in areas including asset-liability and capital market modelling, longevity analysis and research, data analytics and pension risk transfer.
In 2013 he joined Eckler and has spent the last eight years as Chief Operating Officer of the Canadian operations of Club Vita, an independent longevity data analytics company supporting pension plans and their advisors, insurers, reinsurers, and other stakeholders of longevity risk.
He returns to Eckler as Managing Principal after leading the development of Club Vita Canada from start-up to a market leader in longevity analytics, and through the successful consolidation of its Canadian, UK and US businesses.
Commenting on his appointment, Brown said: “Eckler has a long and successful history. We would not have withstood the test of time and market changes if we did not have a winning formula.
“I look forward to building on the solid foundation built by those who came before me. By leveraging our talented and passionate people to evolve our business, we can continue to thrive for the long term in a remarkably different environment than when Sam Eckler founded the firm.”
