Deals & People October 11, 2010

GFWM Hires SVP of Business and Channel Development

Genworth Financial Wealth Management (GFWM), a subsidiary of Genworth Financial, has hired Michael Kim as senior vice president of business and channel development.
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Kim will head a new department to support those advisers servicing high-net worth investors. These include Genworth’s core market of independent broker/dealer advisers, as well as registered investment advisers. 

Reporting directly to GFWM President Gurinder Ahluwalia and serving on the executive management team, Kim will be responsible for the development of enhanced products and services, with the goal of helping advisers increase their assets under management (AUM) and serve high-net worth investors.

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Kim was most recently senior vice president at Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services, where he was responsible for functions including sales management, relationship management, and practice management. Kim started his financial services career at Coopers & Lybrand, LLC, a national public accounting firm, where he specialized in providing audit and consulting services to investment advisers, broker/dealers and mutual fund companies.

 

Deals & People October 11, 2010

ING Chooses Leslie for Retirement Product Pricing Job

ING has named William (Bill) Leslie as Head of Pricing for the U.S. Retirement Services division, effective Monday.
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Leslie will be responsible for providing leadership and guidance to ING’s pricing team members as they develop, price, and implement new and enhanced products; analyze existing case profitability; and evaluate financial matters for the business. 

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Leslie has been with ING since 1996.  He has held various product and actuarial positions of increasing responsibility within the organization.  His experience includes oversight of fixed and variable annuities (immediate and deferred), variable annuity living benefits, mutual fund custodial accounts, and broker/dealer advisory programs.  Most recently, Leslie served as product director and actuary for ING’s single premium immediate annuity (SPIA) and annuitization offerings.

Leslie, who is based in ING’s Windsor, Connecticut, office, will report to Libby J. Soong, Head of Financial Management for ING U.S. Retirement Services.

Leslie earned his B.S. in mathematics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

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