The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that after a four-month search, Sun Life Financial has landed Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board's Tim Deacon as its new chief financial officer, effective April 8. The Globe's Clare O'Hara writes that Sun Life announced Monday that Mr. Deacon will replace Sun Life's current CFO Manjit Singh, who was appointed president of Sun Life Asia in December. Sun Life began an executive search in 2020 after Ingrid Johnson, the president of Sun Life Asia, resigned abruptly in November to take on the newly created position of vice-chairman of strategic partnerships. One month later, Mr. Singh took on both responsibilities and will continue to serve as the president of Sun Life Asia and CFO until Mr. Deacon assumes his new role next month. Mr. Deacon -- who will also become an executive vice-president and a member of Sun Life's global executive group -- is currently the CFO of Ontario Teachers', where he joined in 2021. He is the second member of the top executive group to leave the $247.5-billion pension fund in recent months, after chief investment officer Ziad Hindo left at the end of last year. Mr. Deacon departs Ontario Teachers' on April 5. It has not named a successor.