Pierre Gagne

Byren Innes

Dorothea Penman

It’s the People!!! — highly experienced management team

Byren Innes, CLU, ChFC, CFSB, FLHC, FLMI, ACS, HIA is a Senior Vice-President and Director of NewLink Group Inc. He provides strategic marketing advice to retail and group financial services companies, consulting firms and industry suppliers with a focus on emerging distribution channels, creation of marketing and sales systems, re-positioning of existing products, and research on emerging product categories. He is a recognized industry expert in National Account and Financial Advisor distribution channels. He has also been a designer of e-business initiatives for financial products distribution and distribution/wholesaler effectiveness including Advisor CRM. Byren is very knowledgeable about the financial products and the various methods of distribution, having been an MDRT-level insurance agent before taking on Distribution Management roles early in his career. He has spoken widely at Financial Planning and industry conferences on the planning process, estate planning linked to financial planning, emerging insurance distribution trends, and e-commerce applications.

Byren has been a senior marketing, distribution, and sales executive with a number of leading Life Insurance Carriers, Financial Advisors, and Securities Dealers. His extensive management background has included such key roles as AVP Product Management, VP Marketing, Head of Disability Insurance Line of Business, Senior Vice President & COO of Insurance Divisions of Investment Dealers, and VP Marketing and Distribution.