Deals and People

August 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – SEI has appointed Craig Standen as director of Healthcare Advisory Services for its Institutional Group.

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kerry Schnier has joined Mercer’s Health and Benefits business as principal in its Milwaukee office.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Peter Margiotta has joined Strategic Retirement Group as Managing Director of Retirement Plan Services.

August 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Global asset manager Russell Investments appointed Jeff Hussey as global chief investment officer (CIO).

August 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investec Asset Management appointed Eric Maskalunas as director for its North American institutional business covering the Midwest.

August 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Andrew Fritts will join the Pensionmark Retirement Group as its education consultant.

August 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Elaina S. Spilove has joined UBS Financial Services in Princeton, New Jersey.

July 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BB&T Retirement and Institutional Services has hired Brett Wells and William “Bill” K. Griggs as business development officers.

July 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Human resource and benefits consulting firm Buck Consultants has named Scott Lanham market leader for its Cincinnati, Ohio, office.

July 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Barbara Lewis was named head of large-market 401(k) and 403(b) sales for Great-West Financial.

July 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chris Underwood has joined the U.S. Bank Institutional Trust and Custody division as a business development officer.

July 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – USI Consulting Group has named Ryan Coogler vice president, Retirement Services, in its Houston, Texas, office.

July 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Beata Rogala has joined Guardian Life Insurance Company of America as second vice president, Enrollment and eBusiness in Worksite Markets.

July 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tracy Stough Grajewski has joined consulting firm Mercer as partner and senior client manager for its Pittsburgh and Cleveland markets.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Paul McKiernan rejoined Commonfund as a managing director for its institutional sales team.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Strategic Benefit Services (SBS) named Carol A. Idone vice president of Business Development.

July 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Paul Gamble was appointed managing director and president of retirement solutions at F-Squared, an investment management firm in Newton, Massachusetts.

July 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ascende, Inc., a human resources strategies firm, named Nancy Cox director of administration consulting.

July 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hartford Investment Management Company (HIMCO) hired two institutional sales representatives and a consultant relations head.

July 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Roberta Casper Watson will join The Wagner Law Group as head of its Welfare Benefits Department.