Panelist: Societal Trends: forecasting from Insurance Data

Bio: Ken was appointed President and CEO of Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) in January 2003. He is also President and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of British Columbia Life & Casualty Company, a director of Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada, a director of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, a Trustee of the Western Conference of Prepaid Medical Plans and a member of the CEO Forum of the International Federation of Health Plans. He also serves on various audit, investment and HR committees

Prior to joining PBC, he was the US Practice Leader for Mercer HR Consulting’s Administration Practice, a member of the US Board of Directors and a Worldwide Partner.

From 1993-1998, he was North American CEO of Sedgwick Noble Lowndes, a Director of the SNL Group Board and a Director of Sedgwick Inc. He was a member of Sedgwick Inc.’s Executive, Audit and Investment Committees.

From 1989-1993, he was president and CEO of Sedgwick Canada Limited and a member of the Board. He held several positions in the employee benefits consulting industry from 1974-1989 after beginning his career in 1971 with Aetna Canada.

A graduate and permanent member of the Honour Society of The Richard Ivey School of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario, he continued his formal education with executive courses at Wharton in the mid-90’s. Recently, he graduated from the Institute of Corporate Directors Corporate Governance College.

Ken now resides with his wife and 2 children in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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