Meet our Pension Specialists
Pat Ryan - Pensions Specialist
Pat Ryan, Q.F.A., AIIPM.
Pat Ryan is Head of Pensions at Canada Life Assurance (Ireland) Ltd.
Pat has over 20 years pensions industry experience ranging from a regulatory role with the Revenue Commissioners through a variety of technical and marketing positions, through to his current role where he is responsible for the company's range of pension products and services for group and individual clients.
Pat is a former Chairman of the Insurance Industry Federation Pensions Committee and has served on various IAPF / Pensions Board / IIF committees and working parties.
Frank Wright - Pensions Specialist
Frank joined Canada Life in 2005 as the Pensions Development Manager.
Frank’s experience extends over 20 years. During this time he has gained a wealth of experience across various business disciplines. He has held senior management positions in Operations, Business Integration, Technical, Product and Sales Development.
During his career he has served on various industry committees, has contributed to media articles and was a guest speaker at a number of conventions.
Peter Quinn - Pensions Specialist
Peter Quinn joined Canada Life in 1995 and is Product Technical Specialist and Business Development Manager for Canada Life’s Financial Consultancy Division. Peter has over 13 years experience in the financial services industry with Canada Life.
Peter has been very successful in several roles for Canada Life Assurance. Peter was a successful Executive Financial Advisor who qualified and attended MDRT in 1998,1999 and 2000. Peter managed a successful sales team that won the Managing Directors award in 2003. Peter qualified as a Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) in 1997 and continues to build on his industry knowledge.
Peter's role in Canada Life is to provide our sales associates with the sales support necessary to give best advise across a wide range of services that include Investments, Personal Pensions, PRSA’s, Group and Executive Pensions. Self Directed Pensions, Geared Property Investment, Business Assurance, Co Directors Assurance, Partnership Assurance, Key person Assurance and Inheritance Tax Planning.
Peter's special focus is helping business owners maximise their profits through tax efficient business exit strategies.
Kevin Fitzsimons - Pensions Specialist
Kevin joined Canada Life in 2006 as Pensions Development Manager for Area South and has 18 years experience in the Pensions industry.
He holds six separate diplomas in pensions, wealth management, property and financial services. He became a member of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) in London in 2003 having passed the seven prescribed examinations and has been a Fellow of the Life Insurance Association (LIA) since 1998. He became a member of the Irish Institute of Pensions Managers (IIPM) in 2006.
He has worked in all areas of pensions, financial services, wealth management and employee benefits beginning his career in Mercer as a Pensions Administrator in 1988 before moving to FBD as Pensions Manager in 1995. In 1997 he moved to Standard Life in Cork as Regional Pensions Manager.
Kevin Fitzsimons is qualified in MPMI, MIIPM, QFA, FLIA, LIAM (Dip), RPD.