COREY E. GOODMAN
Executive Vice-President and General Counsel
Corey Goodman is currently General Counsel to an Income Fund which owns
and operates 485 quick service restaurants across Canada. He oversees
government relations, capital spending, new store development and real
estate for the Fund. Mr. Goodman previously worked on an international lobby
effort to secure the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. He volunteers his time with
several charity groups and is a member of numerous professional
associations. Mr. Goodman graduated Summa Cum Laude from college and was
awarded the County of York Law Association Centennial Award upon his
graduation from law school.
SHELDON FRIEDLAND
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Friedland, a life member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants,
was a senior partner with the firm Wm. Eisenberg and Co., Chartered
Accountants for over 30 years until that firm�s dissolution, following which
he founded his own practice. Recently, he merged with Stern Cohen,
Chartered Accountants, where he presently acts as a consultant, having
retired from full-time practice to pursue other interests. During his
career, Mr. Friedland acted as business, tax advisor and auditor to many
national and international firms. His focus has always been on developing
companies and cross-border transactions.
MICHAEL GAZER
Vice-President of Marketing and PR
Michael Gazer joined First Equity Benefits of America bringing with him
over 12 years of consumer and business marketing, most recently at a
worldwide quick-service restaurant company where he had responsibility for
all marketing and promotional activity for the system. Working with global
brands such as KFC, Taco Bell, McDonalds, Dairy Queen and MapInfo, Michael
has extensive experience in driving profitable sales growth through
long-term consumer and business strategies. In 1994, Michael graduated from
the Schulich School of Business where he received a Masters in Business
Administration.
EUGENE HATT
Vice President, Underwriting
Eugene Hatt has over 40 years of experience in the Life Insurance
industry, specializing since 1965 in the underwriting of life risk. From
1982 until early retirement in 2000, he was Director of Underwriting and
Reinsurance for Standard Life Assurance Company & Mutual of New York. He
was also a consultant to the claims department and worked with Cologne Re in
assessing and evaluating sub-standard and geriatric risk. Eugene is a
member of the Academy of Home Office Underwriting Association.
Dr. ANDREW ARMSTRONG
Director, Medical Services and Underwriting
Dr. Armstrong graduated from the University of Toronto, School of
Medicine in 1971. The major portion of his career since that time has been
devoted to medical underwriting within the life insurance industry. Dr
Armstrong has served as the Vice-President and Medical Director for a number
of major Life Insurance companies including American Insurance Group (AIG),
Aetna Insurance and Swiss Re. Dr Armstrong is a member of several medical
and Insurance industry associations including American Academy of Insurance
Medicine, Canadian Life Insurance Medical Officers Association (Executive
Member) and Canadian Medical Association. Dr. Armstrong will provide FEBA
with a wealth of knowledge in the field of geriatric and sub-standard
underwriting.
KEN GOLL
Vice-President and Actuary
Ken joined First Equity Benefits bringing with him over 30 years of
actuarial experience. Mr. Goll is an actuary with membership in the Society
of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. He has been a part of
senior management for two major life insurance organizations. He has
extensive experience in the insurance industry including experience in
strategic planning, risk management analysis, reinsurance and pricing.
BARBARA GEISEL
Executive Assistant
