NAFA Membership Elects 2014 Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting
November 12, 2013 by Scott Hinds – 414-332-9306, ext.2, or scott@nafa.com
Milwaukee, WI (November 12, 2013) – The National Association for Fixed Annuities (NAFA) elected its 2014 board of directors at the association’s annual meeting held recently in Aspen, Colorado.
Five new members are joining the board: Dominic Cursio of Collabrix, Rod Mims of Athene Annuity & Life, John E. Orrell of Brokers International, Harry N. Stout of Insurance Insight Group and Eric Taylor of Genworth Financial.
Chip Anderson of Creative Marketing will take over the role of chair of the NAFA board in 2014 replacing Bob Phillips of Alternative Brokerage. The NAFA board also elected the following officers: S. Christopher Johnson of National Western as vice chair, Nathan Zuidema of Imeriti Financial Network serving as secretary and Brian D. Mann of Partners Elite Advisory Group serving as treasurer.
The NAFA membership approved the board roster which includes existing directors: Gayle Allen of North American Company for Life and Health, Tony Compton of Gradient Financial Group, Mike Ebmeier of Forethought Financial Group, Kris Kattmann of Lincoln Financial Group, Jim Maietta of Allianz Life Financial Services, Jeanne Taylor of EquiTrust Life and Brian Williams of FIG Marketing. NAFA recognized the contributions of the exiting board members Lowell Aronoff, Dwight Carter and Danette Kennedy.
“NAFA’s ability to advocate, educate and promote the value of fixed annuities is only made possible through the dedication and contributions of its board of directors and very active committees,” stated NAFA President & CEO Kim O’Brien. “The association has been extremely fortunate to have talented and influential leaders who generously make a significant commitment of their time and effort.”
NAFA committees also convened and selected new leadership. The NAFA committee chairs for 2014, include: Education Committee, Roger Bell of Success CE; Government Relations Committee, Beth Lindsay of ING; Insurance Marketing Advisory Committee, Kevin Meyer of Dressander BHC; Membership Committee, Gayle Allen of North American Company for Life and Health; and Program Committee Chair, Janet Terpening of Creative Marketing.
NAFA, the National Association for Fixed Annuities, is a trade association exclusively dedicated to educating regulators, legislators, journalists and industry personnel about the value of fixed annuities and their benefits to consumers. NAFA’s membership represents every aspect of the fixed annuity marketplace, covering 84% of fixed annuities sold by independent agents, advisors and brokers. NAFA was founded in 1998. For more information about NAFA’s history and mission, visit www.NAFA.com.
