CARMEL, Ind., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CNO Financial
Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) announced today that John Kline, Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer, and Erik
Helding, Senior Vice President, Treasury and Investor
Relations, have been appointed to oversee the financial operations
of the Company on an interim basis until a successor to Chief
Financial Officer Frederick J.
Crawford is named. Mr. Crawford has resigned, effective
immediately, to accept another employment opportunity. Messrs.
Kline and Helding will report directly to Ed Bonach, Chief Executive Officer of CNO, and
will also continue to perform their current duties during the
interim period. The Company is launching a search of both internal
and external candidates to identify a new CFO.
"John and Erik are important members of the CNO senior
leadership team and we have complete confidence in their
expertise," Mr. Bonach said. "Each has distinguished himself as an
experienced and talented finance professional whose integral role
in our Company and capable leadership ensures continuity and
stability across all of our finance functions."
"We thank Fred for his contributions to CNO over the past three
years and wish him well in his new position," continued Mr.
Bonach. "Fred added significant value to CNO, and he leaves
us with a strong financial foundation, highly effective financial
capabilities and processes, and an outstanding finance team that
will oversee our operations as we conduct the search for a new
CFO."
Mr. Kline has served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer since 2002 and previously served in several
other accounting and finance capacities since joining the company
in 1990. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from
Indiana University and has been a
certified public accountant since 1980.
Mr. Helding has served as Senior Vice President, Treasury and
Investor Relations, since 2012 and previously served in several
finance capacities since joining the company in 2004. He
earned both a bachelor's degree in finance and an MBA from the
University of Illinois.
About CNO Financial Group
CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) is a holding company.
Our insurance subsidiaries – principally Bankers Life and Casualty
Company, Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company and Washington
National Insurance Company – primarily serve middle-income
pre-retiree and retired Americans by helping them protect against
financial adversity and provide for a more secure retirement.
For more information, visit CNO online at www.CNOinc.com.
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