Retirement Industry People Moves

Nationwide Retirement Solutions Names 2 Regional VPs

Savannah Bellamy and Sean Czepiel joined Nationwide Retirement Solutions’ emerging markets sales team as regional vice presidents. Both report to Christina Gregory, divisional vice president for Nationwide Retirement Solutions’ emerging markets sales in the east region.

Bellamy, whose experience includes a previous seven-year stint at Nationwide, leads sales efforts in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia.

Czepiel, whose prior experience includes time at EZTPA and MassMutual, is focused on distribution in the New York City area and Long Island.

Nationwide Retirement Solutions, based in Columbus, Ohio, administers nearly 32,000 retirement plans with nearly $200 billion in participant assets.

Blue Ridge Associates Names Mike Vander Velde VP of Learning, Development

Blue Ridge Associates, a provider of employee stock ownership plans, retirement plan administration and compliance services, appointed Mike Vander Velde as vice president of learning and development.

Vander Velde will guide the development and execution of Blue Ridge’s enterprise-wide learning strategy as part of the company’s continued investment in learning, development and organizational growth. He will serve as the principal architect of a comprehensive learning platform designed to support leadership, professional and functional skill-building across the organization.

He has more than 24 years of experience in corporate learning solutions and leadership development across multiple industries and has implemented enterprise learning management systems, designed award-winning development programs and created leadership initiatives grounded in emotional intelligence and growth-mindset principles.