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NEWSMAKERS OF THE WEEK

Selected stories about Indian diaspora from our website www.theindianeye.com

DR. MAHADEVAN SEETHARAMAN SHREYAS SRIDHAR

California College of Ayurveda Canada Life appoints new MD

appoints new dean for its bulk annuities business

anada Life has appointed Shreyas Sridhar as Managing Director of
ith effect from April 1, 2025, Hindu University of America is happy Bulk Purchase Annuities (BPA), effective from 7 April 2025 subject to
to introduce Dr. Mahadevan Seetharaman as the next Dean of the Cregulatory approval. Shreyas will join the Canada Life UK Executive
WCalifornia College of Ayurveda (CCA). Committee and report to UK Chief Executive Lindsey Rix-Broom.
One of the forerunners of Ayurvedic education in the West, Dr. Marc Shreyas is a highly experienced financial services executive and joined
Halpern, established the California College of Ayurveda in 1995. CCA, the Canada Life UK in February 2024 as Business Development Director for its
first state-approved school for Ayurvedic medicine, has grown to be the big- BPA business. Prior to joining Canada Life, he spent eight years in roles with-
gest and most renowned Ayurvedic education center in the US. in Legal & General’s pension risk transfer business, most recently as Head
The California College of Ayurveda (CCA) became a part of the Hindu of Reinsurance & International Development. Shreyas has also previously
University of America (HUA) family in August 2024. The Board of Trustees worked as a structured finance and derivatives lawyer.
at HUA has since conducted a careful search for a replacement for Dr. Marc He succeeds Tim Coulson, who will continue to work with Canada Life in
Halpern, who has contributed almost thirty years of inspirational leadership an advisory capacity before retiring at the end of 2025. Tim joined Canada Life
in forming CCA. As a consultant and advisor to the new Dean, CCA, and in 2023 to accelerate its BPA strategy and proposition, enabling the business
HUA, Dr. Halpern will remain affiliated with CCA. He will also continue to to capitalise on the opportunities in the growing UK bulk annuities market.
teach and create the curriculum as a member of the CCA faculty. Delighted Shreyas Sridhar, Managing Director for Bulk Purchase An-
With a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Minnesota nuities at Canada Life UK said, “I’m incredibly honoured and excited to be
(2003), Dr. Mahadevan has a strong interest in Ayurveda. He is in a unique taking up the mantle of leading Canada Life’s bulk annuities business. I wish
position to take CCA into a new age of growth, innovation, and worldwide to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Tim for his leadership and guidance, which
influence because of his in-depth understanding of the U.S. integrative health has helped transform our business in these past two years. This is an exciting
sector and his more than 20 years of executive leadership experience in high- time for the bulk annuities market, and I look forward to working with my
growth companies. In order to preserve CCA’s legacy of excellence and guar- talented colleagues to drive Canada Life’s ambitious plans.”
antee its ongoing expansion and financial stability, he will provide strategic, Commenting Lindsey Rix-Broom, Chief Executive at Canada Life UK
academic, and operational leadership in this new position. said, “I’m thrilled to welcome Shreyas to the UK Executive team as Managing
Ayurveda Living was founded by Dr. Mahadevan Seetharaman, a Duke Director of Bulk Purchase Annuities. He is an exceptional executive with a
Integrative Healthcare Leader. He offers current Ayurvedic health and well- wealth of experience and has been instrumental in leading the growth of our
ness information, research, news, and reviews in his capacity as a yoga teach- bulk annuities business, which continues to go from strength to strength.”
er and Ayurvedic diet and nutrition consultant. In addition to co-founding Canada Life is part of a group of companies controlled by Great-West
the Texas Ayurveda Professionals Association (TAPAS), Dr. Mahadevan is a Lifeco Inc., a Canadian headquartered, international financial services hold-
member of the boards of the American Association of Ayurvedic Profession- ing company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and
als (AAAP), the American Academy of Yoga and Meditation (AAYM), and investment services, asset management and reinsurance businesses.
the Global Council for Ayurveda Research (GCAR). Continued on next page... >>

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