Deals and People

February 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jorgen Gustafson has joined the U.S. Bank Institutional Trust and Custody division as a senior portfolio manager.

February 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jim Mitchell joined BMO Global Asset Management as vice president and relationship manager, BMO Taft-Hartley Services.

February 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan services provider Ascensus created a new organizational structure to support the firm’s growth expectations in the retirement and college savings space.

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Professional services and consulting company Towers Watson has named Chris Ford as global head of the firm’s investment business.

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ING U.S. Inc., soon to be rebranded as Voya Financial Inc., named Stephen Keating as head of large corporate market sales for its...

January 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Strategic Investment Group has named Markus Krygier as a managing director for the firm.

January 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Wagner Law Group announced the additions of William Scogland to its new Chicago office and Ellen Stone to its existing Boston office.

January 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Custodia Financial has added Erika Chavez to manage the company’s Retirement Loan Eraser program.

Each year, the editors of PLANSPONSOR magazine—the industry’s leading resource for retirement-benefits related news—recognize plan sponsors that demonstrate leadership in providing a more secure retirement for workers.

January 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – USI Consulting Group has hired Michelle Rubin as a senior actuarial consultant in its defined benefit practice.

January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer has named Sharon Cunninghis as the leader of its marketplace exchange solutions business.

January 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ron O’Hanley, who heads asset management and corporate services at Fidelity Investments, will leave the firm at the end of February.

January 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial and retirement services provider OneAmerica announced that J. Scott Davison will become the company’s new CEO on April 1, upon the retirement...

January 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PIMCO, an investment management firm, has appointed a new portfolio management and executive leadership team.

January 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Segal Group has named Kirsten Schatten as a vice president and associate health actuary.

January 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Segal Group has named Kirsten Schatten as a vice president and associate health actuary.

January 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York Life announced that John Y. Kim has been elected as a vice chairman of the company.

January 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Segal Group has acquired a portion of the business of Moroni Fantin, an employee benefits consulting firm located in the Detroit area.

December 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nicolas Lance has joined the companies of OneAmerica in a newly created position of vice president, retirement income strategies.

December 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) named Sandy Blair to head the office overseeing its voluntary defined contribution plan, known as Pension2.