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Executive Management

Teague Wright

Teague Wright

President

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Jim Gelder

Jim Gelder, CLU®

Chairman Emeritus

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Shelley Bondurant

Shelley Bondurant, MBA, PMP

Chief of Staff

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Philip de Kozan

Vice President, Head of IT and Enterprise Data

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Jason Kestler

Jason Kestler

Chief Distribution Officer, Annuity

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Drew Lawrence

Drew Lawrence, CPA, CGMA

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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Wilma Turner

Wilma Schmidt

Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications & Events

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Advanced Planning

Tony Catrini

Tony Catrini
Vice President, Advanced Planning & Carrier Management

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Mike Raczkowski

Mike Raczkowski, J.D., CFP®
Vice President, Advanced Planning

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Distribution

Jason Kestler

Jason Kestler

Chief Distribution Officer, Annuity

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David Bernaus

David Bernaus, CLU®, ChFC®

Managing Director, Signature Life

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Angela Blackburn

Angela Blackburn, FLMI

Assistant Vice President, Carrier Management & HighCap Financial

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Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Tierney Connelly

Managing Director, Signature Life and Sales Support

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Danielle Himic

Danielle Himic

Annuity Sales Support Manager

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Jim Johnson

Jim Johnson, CLU®, ChFC®, MSFS

Managing Director, Signature Sales Team

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Amy Kniseley

Amy Kniseley

Vice President, Distribution Partners

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Patrick Mulheran

Patrick Mulheran

Managing Director, Signature Life
Head of HighCap Financial

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Anne Marie Noreck

Vice President, Relationship Management

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Peggy Richardson

Managing Director, Signature Annuity

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Mark Schubert

Mark Schubert

Managing Director, AG Annuity

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Trey Wall

Trey Wall

Managing Director, AG Life

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Greg Zahn

Greg Zahn

Vice President, Advisor Engagement & Digital Strategies

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*Member of Digital Strategy Team


Accounting, Finance, and Commissions Accounting

Drew Lawrence

Drew Lawrence, CPA, CGMA

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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Meredith Gay

Meredith B. Gay, CPA, CGMA

Senior Vice President of Finance & Corporate Controller

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Information Technology & Operations

Shelley Bondurant

Shelley Bondurant, MBA, PMP

Chief of Staff

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Philip de Kozan

Vice President, Head of IT and Enterprise Data

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Chris Godsey

Chris Godsey

Assistant Vice President, Information Technology

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*Member of Digital Strategy Team

Ryan Hallett

Ryan Hallett

Vice President, Technology & Operations

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*Member of Digital Strategy Team

Dave Peters

Dave Peters, CLU®, FLMI

Vice President, Business Architecture (Digital)

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*Member of Digital Strategy Team

Abby Reddy

Abby Reddy, CLU®

Vice President, Quotacy

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Amanda Santos

Amanda Santos

Vice President, Operations

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Legal & Compliance

Rhonda Padgett

Rhonda Padgett

Vice President, Legal & Compliance

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Marketing Communications & Events

Wilma Turner

Wilma Turner

Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications & Events

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Sarah Henry

Sarah Henry, MBA

Vice President, Marketing

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*Member of Digital Strategy Team

Lauren Sinnott

Lauren Sinnott

Assistant Vice President, Creative Director

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*Member of Digital Strategy Team

Beau Genelin

Beau Genelin, MBA

Marketing Director

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New Business & Underwriting

Amanda Santos

Jason M. Houser

Vice President, Underwriting

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Carol Louros

Carol Louros, CPA

Vice President, New Business

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Dee-Dee Moreno

Dee-Dee Moreno

Assistant Vice President, New Business

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