As of November 20, 2016, John Salmond is president and CEO of Group Medical Services (GMS) and GMS Insurance Inc. He replaces David Blodgett, who retired at the end of October.
Salmond has been vice-president of sales and marketing at GMS since August 2013, and has more than 28 years of sales and marketing experience. Prior to joining GMS, he was with Manulife Financial for almost twenty years.
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Salmond is an active member of LIMRA, an international research, learning and development organization for the financial services industry. He also serves on the Saskatchewan divisional advisory board for the Arthritis Society.