RGA expands board with asset management expert

Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), the global life and health reinsurer, has elected Shundrawn Thomas to its board of directors.

Thomas will begin his service on February 1, 2021. The addition of Thomas increases the number of RGA directors to 12.

Thomas is currently a member of the Northern Trust Management Group and serves as president of Northern Trust Asset Management, a global investment manager with over $1 trillion in assets under management.

Before becoming Northern Trust Asset Management president, Thomas served as executive vice president, Head of Funds and Managed Accounts, where he oversaw three practice areas, including the startup of FlexShares, the Northern Trust-backed exchange-traded fund suite, which he built de novo.

Prior to his current role, he served as president and chief executive of Northern Trust Securities. His earlier career experience includes serving as a vice president at Goldman Sachs, where he managed some of the firm’s largest global fund manager clients. He also held positions in sales, trading, and research at Morgan Stanley.

“With more than 25 years in the financial services industry, Shundrawn is a respected and trusted leader with deep experience working with and developing executive leadership teams,” said Anna Manning, president and CEO, RGA. “In addition to his expertise in launching and developing financial services products and investment funds, I am confident his knowledge in guiding diversity-fueled organizational transformation will be incredibly valuable to RGA.”

Cliff Eason, chair of the Board of Directors, added: “I am confident that Shundrawn’s extensive knowledge and experience in the financial services industry will be of great value to the Board. He is a seasoned professional, whose close work with corporate leadership teams will bring an important perspective to our organization.”