Deals & PeopleJanuary 19, 2010

Derbes Tapped for Great-West Florida Post

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Ryan Derbes as regional sales director for West Florida, the Florida Panhandle, and Southern Alabama.

Reported by Fred Schneyer

In this newly created position, Derbes is responsible for developing 401(k) plan business through brokers, financial advisers, consultants, wirehouses, and third-party administrators from his base in Tampa, Florida, according to Great-West.

Derbes joins Great-West Retirement Services after five years with ING, where he served as regional vice president for North and Central Florida and Southern Louisiana.