Karen Richards: Associate Vice President in Business Architecture and Innovation, Sun Life Financial
To hear Sun Life’s Karen Richards tell it, banking is about people. From the teams she leads to the communities
To hear Sun Life’s Karen Richards tell it, banking is about people. From the teams she leads to the communities
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