Deals & People April 18, 2013

ASPire Financial Adds Client Support Staff

Jennifer Tanck, vice president of client services, and Lisa Esker, customer service manager, are new appointments at ASPire Financial Services LLP.
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Tanck was appointed leader of the client services group. An experienced ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) attorney, Tanck previously served as president and general counsel for a large national wealth management and retirement plan consultant, where she was instrumental in designing the firm’s fiduciary retirement plan consulting programs. Tanck started as a licensed financial adviser and was named a finalist for the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Annual Business Woman of the Year award.  

Esker joins ASPire to lead the customer support team. She has 20 years of experience in industry leadership and people management at Raymond James, most recently as assistant vice president of the retirement plan services contact center. She also has more than 12 years’ experience as a financial adviser.

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ASPire provides 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) plans, as well as individual retirement plans (IRAs).

Deals & People April 18, 2013

Nationwide Hires Retirement Plan Wholesalers

Eric Bokesch and Guy Ridout III have been hired as retirement plan wholesalers at Nationwide Financial.
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Bokesch will serve as the regional vice president for southern Ohio and Kentucky. He previously served as a field service representative for Nationwide in that same area. Previously, Bokesch was an external wholesaler for Hartford Equity Sales Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in financial management from Ohio State University.

Ridout will serve as the regional vice president for Seattle. He joins Nationwide from Great-West Retirement Services, where he worked as a regional sales director for 401(k) plans. Ridout holds a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University.

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