Ian B Kennedy

Ian is President of The Schegg Group, LLC, an HR consulting firm focusing on career transition, recruiting and executive coaching. Ian was CEO of Australian Skandia, Ltd., in Sydney, Australia. Prior to that he was Senior Vice President at American Skandia, Inc.. Before that he was a Part Owner and Vice President of Synergy Plus Software, Inc., a software development company. Prior to that he was a Vice President in the U.S. division of Sun Life of Canada, in Boston.

Ian’s work building high-performance organizations is featured in three management books: Market Ownership, The Art & Science of Becoming #1, by William A. Sherden, Fun Works, Creating Places Where People Love to Work, by Leslie Yerkes, and Lead like an Entrepreneur, by Dr. Neal Thornberry. Babson College developed a business case based on Ian’s work, for its MBA and executive development programs.

Ian earned his MBA from Babson College, Wellesley, MA and his BS in Accounting from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He is qualified in MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) and is certified to teach The Organization Workshop, developed by Barry Oshry, Power and Systems, Inc.

Ian B Kennedy’s Specialties:

Recruiting/Search, Career Transition Counseling, Executive Coaching, Management and Leadership Training and Development

Ian B Kennedy’s Experience

President

The Schegg Group, LLC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

March 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)

Recruiting/Search, Executive careeer transition counseling. Executive coaching. Leadership development.
CEO

Australian Skandia, Ltd

(Insurance industry)

December 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 1 month)

Interim CEO
Brought in by the Chairman, Skandia Asia Pacific, to validate the business plan and ramp up growth for a new business enterprise.
Senior Vice President

American Skandia, Inc.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)

October 1998 — October 2001 (3 years 1 month)

Reporting to the CEO and a member of the Senior Strategic Team with global responsibility, led the mutual fund and annuity service operations with combined budgets exceeding of $25MM, more than 400 employees, annual premiums in excess of $10 billion and more than 1 million accounts. Addressed the challenges of maintaining Skandia’s service reputation during a period of explosive growth (1998-2000), when sales rocketed from $5B to an annual run rate of $18B and staff grew from 700 to 1,600.
Part Owner and Vice President

Synergy Plus Software, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 1997 — September 1998 (1 year 9 months)

Reporting to the CEO and founder, managed the non-technical aspects of this software development business, including marketing and sales.
President
Ian Kennedy Associates (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)

January 1995 — December 1996 (2 years )

Worked with clients directly and in association with The Center for Executive Development at Babson College, coaching managers in areas of leadership and change management.
Vice President, Customer Service

SunLife Financial Group

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Insurance industry)

September 1968 — September 1995 (27 years 1 month)

Reporting to the General Manager for the US, managed the life insurance and annuity service operations with a total budget of $21MM, over 400 employees in two locations, annual premiums of $2.1 billion and 600,000 life and annuity accounts.