John Adams has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Primerica Life Insurance Company of Canada (“Primerica Life Canada”) since 2003. He previously served Primerica Life Canada as Chief Financial Officer and before that as Vice President of Finance. Before joining Primerica, Mr. Adams served as the Director of Finance of a major Canadian University and Treasurer of an insurance group of companies.
He began his career in 1980 with KPMG LLP. He graduated from Trinity College at the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Professional Accountant.
Mr. Adams has provided industry leadership as a board member of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada since 2005, having served as its Board Chairman from 2015 to 2017. He also serves as a board member of the Federation of Independent Dealers.