Deals and People

May 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Retirement Services has hired John Low as regional vice president in the company’s Central Region.

May 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kelly Marshall has been appointed Head of Investment Product Management at Putnam Investments.

April 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Consulting Group has named Marc J. Brookman as Director of Sales and Thomas Butler as Head of Products and...

April 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates has expanded its U.S. Investment Consulting practice with the addition of six new consultants.

April 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lars “Jimmie” Asplund has joined Mercer investment consulting as global director of analytics, research and tools.

April 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Timothy B. Rouse has recently joined the Government Market Team with ING U.S. Retirement Services.

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama’s nomination of Joshua Gotbaum as director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is scheduled for a U.S. Senate committee vote...

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PLANSPONSOR’s research and surveys unit is looking for an experienced research and surveys professional.

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – R. David Kelly, chairman of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), announced Friday that executive director Ronnie Jung will step down from his...

April 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Will Oulton will join Mercer as European Head of Responsible Investment (RI) within its Investment Consulting business, the company announced.

April 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Maryland State Retirement Agency has begun a search to fill four Senior Investment Analyst positions within its Investment Division.

April 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has announced the appointment of Penny Zuckerwise as CEO Americas Institutional.

April 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Transamerica Retirement Services has promoted Luke Szafranski to Regional Vice President in the company’s Central Region.

April 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Transamerica Retirement Services has hired Matthew Anderson as Third Party Administrator Development Manager for the Central Region.

April 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Putnam Investments has announced two portfolio manager appointments.

April 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Retirement Services has hired Michael Hammerschmidt as Regional Vice President for the Northeast Region.

April 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Fixed Income announced that Bjorn Flesaker has been named a managing director and head of quantitative modeling.

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Connie K. Weaver has joined TIAA-CREF as executive vice president, chief marketing and communications officer, the company announced.

April 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Cheney L. Hunt, III has been promoted to Regional Sales Manager, Midwest Region, John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (RPS), the company has announced.

April 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Newport Group has appointed George Sutherland as Vice President, Retirement Services.