Deals & PeopleJanuary 13, 2010

Archimedes Systems Names Retirement Planning Solutions Director

Archimedes Systems has announced the appointment of Stephen Daniels as director of Retirement Planning Solutions.

Reported by Nevin E. Adams

In the new role, Daniels will have direct responsibility for Archimedes’ Retirement Planning Solutions business, including product innovation, marketing, and client relationships. For the past decade, Daniels played what was described as “pivotal roles” at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, including seven years as director of Retirement Sales Training—Advisor & Institutional Distribution Groups, according to an announcement.

He has also had management positions at New England Funds, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, and Boston Financial Data Services, according to the announcement.

Archimedes is a provider of Web-based college and retirement planning tools and personalized communications that the firm said “inform, educate, and motivate employees, participants, advisers, and individuals.”