Lincoln Financial Group Names John Kennedy President of Lincoln Financial Distributors
March 10 2021 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Company also announces Ellen Cooper, executive
vice president and chief investment officer, will expand her role
and lead Annuity Solutions business
Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE:LNC) today announced that it has
appointed John Kennedy as executive vice president and president of
Lincoln Financial Distributors (LFD). He will be a member of
Lincoln’s Senior Management Committee and report to Lincoln
president and CEO Dennis R. Glass. The company also announced that
Ellen Cooper, executive vice president, chief investment officer
and head of Risk, is expanding her role and has assumed
responsibility for its Annuities business.
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John Kennedy, executive vice president
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In their new roles they succeed Will Fuller, who left Lincoln to
accept a senior position with a multinational life insurance,
pensions and asset management company.
Mr. Kennedy was previously head of Retirement Solutions
Distribution sales for LFD. Prior to joining Lincoln in 2009, he
was national sales manager for MetLife Investors. His previous
positions include senior vice president for AXA Distributors and
various senior sales and marketing roles for PLANCO, a financial
services subsidiary of The Hartford. Kennedy serves as the chairman
of the board of the Insured Retirement Institute.
Ms. Cooper currently serves as Lincoln’s primary investment
officer and oversees the company’s $290 billion investment
portfolio. In addition to investments, she is responsible for the
company’s risk management and hedging program and serves as
chairperson of Lincoln’s mutual fund complex.
Separately, Lincoln announced that Lisa Buckingham, executive
vice president and chief people, place and brand officer, left
Lincoln to accept a senior position with a multinational, multiline
insurance company. Lincoln will conduct an internal and external
search for Ms. Buckingham’s replacement.
Mr. Glass said, “We are pleased to announce John’s appointment
as president of Lincoln Financial Distributors. John has deep
experience in distribution and a proven track record of success at
Lincoln and other leading firms in our industry. We are also
excited to have Ellen assume greater responsibilities and further
align our Annuities business with our risk management and
investment functions. We have a very deep bench across all our
businesses and are grateful to have these highly accomplished
executives step seamlessly into these roles. I look forward to
continuing to work with them closely as they guide Lincoln’s
industry-leading distribution organization and annuity business
respectively.”
Mr. Glass concluded, “On behalf of the board of directors and
the whole Lincoln team, I would like to thank Lisa and Will for
their years of service and their many significant contributions to
Lincoln. We wish them the best.”
About Lincoln Financial Group Lincoln Financial Group
provides advice and solutions that help people take charge of their
financial lives with confidence and optimism. Today, more than 17
million customers trust our retirement, insurance and wealth
protection expertise to help address their lifestyle, savings and
income goals, and guard against long-term care expenses.
Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is
the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) and
its affiliates. The company had $303 billion in end-of-period
account values as of December 31, 2020. Lincoln Financial Group is
a committed corporate citizen included on major sustainability
indices including the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America
and FTSE4Good. Dedicated to diversity and inclusion, we earned
perfect 100 percent scores on the Corporate Equality Index and the
Disability Equality Index, and rank among Forbes’ World’s Best
Employers, Best Large Employers, Best Employers for Diversity, and
Best Employers for Women, and Newsweek’s Most Responsible
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