Gary is the CEO of CANNEX Financial Exchanges, a FinTech firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. With over 30 years of experience scaling operations and driving revenue growth, he is dedicated to increasing transparency and access to guaranteed savings and guaranteed income products while providing trusted and reliable data and analytics to financial professionals.

Gary joined CANNEX in 2010 and oversaw the annuity and bank product business lines as well as consulting services as Chief Operating Officer. He brings over 30 years of experience in the retirement industry and serves as an expert on the development and distribution of annuity and retirement products.

His international experience in the retirement business has covered both retail and institutional markets. Prior to joining CANNEX, he led product management and marketing for MassMutual’s Annuity business in the U.S. Before that, he held senior management roles in product management, business development and marketing at GE Capital. This included leading their defined contribution retirement business as well as leading their corporate team responsible for marketing strategy for all insurance and investment businesses worldwide. He began his career in a variety of line and staff positions with various GE Capital businesses in specialized markets in both the U.S. and Europe.

Gary holds a B.Sc. in Finance from Pennsylvania State University.