Deals and People

August 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust Asset Management has made a number of senior hires in support of its growing outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services.

August 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group has hired Mike Parrett as vice president of consulting.

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer announced four hires within its Midwest U.S. Health & Benefits business to meet growing client needs in the region.

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon named Michael Gordon to head the firm’s new Retirement and Strategic Solution Group, which specializes in retirement and insurance solutions that...

August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lockton, a provider of risk management, insurance and employee benefits consulting services, will add two employee benefits experts to its Chicago office.

July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – USI Consulting Group named Joyce C. Suleski as senior vice president and practice leader for the firm's health and welfare administration practice.

July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Newport Group, a national provider of retirement and executive benefit plans, has opened an office in the Chicago area.

July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pavilion Global Markets Ltd. added two professionals to its transition management team as part of an effort to expand its service offerings in...

July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement has promoted Gary Ward to head the firm’s stable value organization.

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stephen Rosenberg, an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and labor law litigator, has joined The Wagner Law Group.

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Burnham Benefits Insurance Services, an employee benefits brokerage firm, has named Helen Vits as a senior account executive.

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MassMutual Retirement Services has appointed eight new relationship managers to further support retirement plan sponsor clients.

July 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR) – Prudential Investment Management has named Michael Schlachter as the head of its multi-asset class solutions group.

July 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pinnacle Plan Design hired Lauren Okum as a consulting actuary.

July 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Fixed Income expanded its emerging markets team with the hiring of Matthew C. Duda.

July 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – After four years at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)—the longest tenure of any PBGC executive director or director—Josh Gotbaum will step down...

July 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Transamerica Retirement Solutions has named Bill Feldmaier as division vice president for the company’s central region retirement plan sales.

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Buck Consultants has appointed Bruce W. Sherman, M.D., as the medical director of RightOpt, the firm’s private health insurance exchange.

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MassMutual Retirement has appointed Vince Rainforth as the national practice leader for not-for-profit (NFP) retirement plans.

June 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pam Popp will join Lockton as president of retirement services operation, effective September 2.