IRI ANNOUNCES BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION RESULTS

TAMPA, FLORIDA – The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) announced that 16 members of its board of directors were elected to new three-year terms.

“IRI’s Board of Directors plays a vital role in advancing our mission to strengthen retirement security for millions of Americans,” said Wayne Chopus, President and CEO of IRI. “Their active involvement and willingness to contribute their time, alongside their significant leadership responsibilities within their organizations, are critical to our continued growth and effectiveness as the leading association for the insured retirement industry. I am deeply appreciative of their insight, leadership, and ongoing support.”

The following IRI Board members have been elected to three-year terms:

• *Dominic Blue, Head of Third-Party Distribution & New Markets, MassMutual
• *Hilary Corman Kirsch, US Head of Institutional Distribution, State Street Investment Management
• *Barbara Dare, Senior Vice President, Operations and Annuity New Business, Pacific Life Insurance Company
• Michael Eustic, Head of Insurance and Subadvisory, Invesco
• Terri Fiedler, President, Retirement Services, Corebridge Financial​
• **Scott Gaul, President, Individual Retirement Strategies, Prudential Financial, Inc.
• **Kush Kotecha, President, Nationwide Annuity
• *Emily LeMay, Co-Head of Individual Markets, Global Atlantic Financial Group
• Paul Lucas, Senior Vice President and Account Manager, PIMCO
• *Mike Nelligan, Vice President, Head of Financial Institutions, American Century Investments
• Jamie Ohl, President, Individual Solutions, Transamerica​
• Laura Pantaleo, Managing Director, Wealth Management, Insurance and Retirement Solutions, J.P. Morgan​
• Philip Pellegrino, Managing Director, Head of Wealth Planning & Insured Solutions, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
• Srinivas Reddy, Senior Vice President, Principal Financial Group
• Katherine Roy, Principal, Retirement Products, Edward Jones​
• Corey Walther, President, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC

NOTE: Those listed above with one asterisk were appointed during the past year, while those with two asterisks are filling recent vacancies. The rest have completed at least one full three-year term.

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Contact: Dan Zielinski