Meet QSB’s new Advisory Board members

Monika Federau, MBA’88, is the Senior VP and Chief Strategy Officer for Intact Financial Corporation, responsible for the company’s corporate strategy, branding, government relations and communications.

Monika began her career in the insurance industry, initially in product development, sales and marketing, and later in senior marketing and operations roles at software and e-commerce companies operating in Canada, the U.S. and Australia. She also worked in Hong Kong for a global life insurer, where she was responsible for developing strategies to enhance the company’s brand throughout Asia. She joined Intact in 2010 as Senior Vice-President, Marketing, accountable for national advertising, communication and sponsorship strategies, as well as research and digital initiatives.

Monika serves on the Board of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance, the Board of the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada, and the Board of the York University Alumni Association.

Candace G. Shaw, BA(Math)’84, BSc(Chem)’85, MBA’87, is Senior Vice-President and Chief Credit Risk Officer for Sun Life Financial, responsible for addressing the company’s invested asset portfolio and other credit-related activities.

Candace joined Sun Life Financial in 1987 as a credit analyst and progressed through investment positions in the company’s Canadian, U.K. and corporate operations. Prior to her current role, Candace was Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Management and International Investments, responsible for developing portfolio strategies and best practices for Sun Life Financial’s worldwide invested assets and for overseeing the company’s international investment operations outside North America.

Candace received her Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1991 and is a member of the Association of Investment Management and Research and the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts.