Deals & People January 15, 2013

Mercer Names Midwest Retirement Head

David Weissner was named Midwest market business leader for Mercer’s retirement business.
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Based in Chicago, Weissner will be responsible for overall business performance, client satisfaction and continued growth. He takes over from Louis Gagnon, who had been serving in an interim leadership capacity and who will now return full time to his position as global and U.S. head of retirement sales. Weissner will report to Jacques Goulet, North American leader of Mercer’s retirement business.

Weissner has established strong leadership and consulting abilities during his 20 years of experience. He most recently served as retirement office business leader for Mercer’s Minneapolis location. Before joining Mercer in 2001, he was a senior consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He began his career as an actuarial analyst with The Segal Company.

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Weissner holds a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Deals & People January 14, 2013

BofA Names Managing Director

Jeff Cimini has joined the personal wealth and retirement leadership team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a managing director and head of personal retirement.
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He will report to David Tyrie, managing director and the head of the division.

In his new role, Cimini will be responsible for product strategy, innovation and delivery across multiple enterprise channels. The firm’s retirement specialists will work with Cimini and the personal retirement team to tailor outcome-driven solutions for key client segments and advisers.

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Cimini has nearly 25 years of experience and joins Bank of America Merrill Lynch from Fidelity, where he served in several leadership positions, including most recently as president of the Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. 

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