Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 9, 2004
W. SHAUN JACKSON joined Kingsway Financial Services Inc. in 1995 as
Chief Financial Officer and in 1998 was appointed Executive Vice
President of the company. Mr. Jackson started his career in the United
Kingdom in 1978 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1982. In 1985
he left the United Kingdom to join KPMG in Bermuda. As a senior manager
he had responsibility for providing business advisory and audit services
to insurers and reinsurers as well as a major local bank. In 1989 he
transferred to the Insurance and Financial Institutions Practice of KPMG
Toronto. During his time at KPMG in Toronto, he specialized in advising
clients in the property and casualty insurance industry. While at
Kingsway he has overseen the substantial growth in the company which
included its initial public offering in December 1995 as well as several
subsequent share and debt offerings and acquisitions of companies in
Canada and the United States. Since joining Kingsway, Mr. Jackson has
been involved in the acquisition of eight companies and the formation of
three. Profile
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