Pacific Life, a California-based insurance company that provides life insurance products, annuities, and mutual funds has announced the appointment of Louise Pentland, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer of PayPal, Inc., to the board of Pacific Mutual Holding Company (parent company of Pacific Life Insurance Company).
Louise is a senior executive with more than 26 years of experience in the industry. She joined PayPal in 2015, prior to which she has served as executive vice president and chief legal officer at Nokia Corporation, where she led global teams operating in more than 30 countries. At PayPal, she oversees the company’s financial, regulatory and legal requirements, as well as the corporate affairs and human resources functions. Since joining the company, Louise has been instrumental in shaping PayPal’s culture, driving leadership excellence, training, workforce planning, employee financial health, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. Under her leadership, PayPal has expanded its employee engagement opportunities aligned with the company’s mission, vision and values, including legal pro bono efforts, which serves the needs of global communities.
“Louise brings rich experience from innovative industries to our board,” says Jim Morris, Chairman, President & CEO, Pacific Life. He further adds “She has showcased impressive leadership and business acumen at significant and highly-regarded companies. We look forward to her valuable contributions to the board”.
About Pacific Life
For more than 150 years, Pacific Life has helped millions of individuals and families with their financial needs through a wide range of life insurance products, annuities, and mutual funds, and offers a variety of investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Whether your goal is to protect loved ones or grow your assets for retirement, Pacific Life offers innovative products and services that provide value and financial security for current and future generations. Pacific Life counts more than half of the 100 largest U.S. companies as its clients and has been named one of the 2020 World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute.
