Mark Cummings

Mark is currently the President & CEO of Bluushark Consulting Inc. He is a dedicated and passionate business leader with extensive experience in the insurance and financial services industries across a number of major institutions in Canada.

Prior to his current role he was President & CEO of Teachers Life. Before joining Teachers Life in 2017 Mark held a number of executive leadership roles. He was previously at Scotiabank where he was President and CEO of Scotia Life Financial and Scotia Life Insurance Company. In this role, he oversaw all Canadian life insurance operations for the bank, as well as the strategy and growth of the organization’s four insurance business lines; Creditor, Life and Health, Home and Auto, and Travel Insurance. During his tenure, he successfully led the division through a period of transformational change and significant growth.

Prior to joining Scotiabank in 2006 Mark held executive leadership roles at RBC and the Canada Life Insurance Company in Wealth Management, Creditor Insurance and Human Resources.

Mark is also very active in the community and is the current Chair of the Board of Linbrook School in Oakville and a Board Member of the National Sanitarium Association. He has previously chaired a number of boards including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto and the Haliburton Club of Scouts Canada, and was the past Vice-Chair of the West Park Healthcare Foundation Board.