ING Canada announced today the appointment of Mark Tullis as senior vp and CFO. Tullis will replace Mike Cunningham in March 2006, when Cunningham will retire from ING after 15 years of service.

Tullis, who joined ING Americas in 1999, is currently the president, ING U.S. Institutional Businesses. He is also a member of ING Canada’s board of directors. Previously, he served ING Americas as executive vp strategic marketing, CFO and chief of staff. He also played an active role in the significant M&A transactions that took place during his tenure both in the U.S.A and in Latin America.

Before joining ING, Tullis was executive vp and chief actuary at Primerica, a subsidiary of CitiGroup.

Tullis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. He is also a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.