He will focus on assisting clients with communications strategies to support
business objectives and drive change. Myers is based in Chicago and reports to
David Slavney, partner in the communication practice.
Myers joins Mercer from Aon Hewitt,
where he spent more than 20 years in roles of increasing responsibility. Most
recently, he served as senior communications consultant, where he led a team of
consultants in selling and delivering Web-based and personalized print benefit
communication solutions.
Robert Black, Glen Cohen, Chris
Finch, Kumar Jagdeo II and Court West have been hired as wholesalers by
Nationwide Funds Group to drive mutual fund growth.
The new wholesalers will support financial advisers in all distribution
channels to drive retail sales growth.
Blackwill serve as a
regional vice president for Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Black has
spent the past 19 years helping financial advisers build client relationships
and expand their businesses. He joins Nationwide from Putnam Investments, where
he was a regional marketing director. Black holds a bachelor’s degree in
finance from Ohio State University. He is a member of the Investment Management
Consultants Association (IMCA).
Cohenwill serve as a
regional vice president for New York City and Long Island. Before joining
Nationwide, he was a regional sales director for Fifth Third Asset Management,
where he focused on the distribution of separately managed accounts and mutual
fund products. Cohen holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Arizona State
University.
Finchwill serve as
the divisional vice president for the West Coast, where he will lead a team of
mutual fund wholesalers. Finch has worked in the financial services industry
since 1995, and joined Nationwide from John Hancock, where he was a senior vice
president. He completed the Securities Industry Institute program at the
Wharton School of Business in 2009.
Jagdeo will serve the
Michigan territory as a regional vice president. Jagdeo joins Nationwide from
Alliance Bernstein, where he was a top wholesaler. Jagdeo holds a bachelor’s degree from Richard Stockton College and
a master’s degree in finance from Rider University. He also holds a Certified
Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation and is a member of IMCA.
Westwill serve as a
regional vice president for Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware. He is a
distribution and relationship leader with more than 20 years of experience
distributing separately managed accounts, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds
and alternative investment products. He was previously with Salient Partners, where he worked as a regional vice president. West is a
graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, and is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary
(AIF).
Nationwide Funds Group is the mutual fund business of Nationwide Financial.