CARMEL, Ind.,
Oct. 1,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:
CNO) announced today that its board of directors has appointed
Jess Turner as a director, effective
immediately. Turner is Executive Vice President and Global Head of
Open Banking and API at Mastercard (NYSE: MA), a global technology
company in the payments industry, and is a member of its Management
Committee. Turner's appointment increases the size of the CNO board
to nine directors.
"We are very pleased to welcome Jess to CNO's board of
directors," said Board Chair Dan
Maurer. "As a senior technology executive of a publicly
traded company, Jess brings significant fintech, financial services
and management experience to the board. Her expertise in
tech-enabled customer experiences, digital product development and
technology security will prove instrumental in the advancement of
CNO's strategic growth priorities."
In her role as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Open
Banking and API at Mastercard, Turner leads the development
and build-out of new products and technologies to enable the future
of open banking, while driving innovation with key partners across
the ecosystem, including fintech companies and governments
globally. Before this leadership position, she served as the
Executive Vice President of New Digital Infrastructure and Fintech,
where she led the strategy, design, development and
commercialization of Mastercard's blockchain, digital assets,
crypto and open banking products.
In more than 18 years at Mastercard, she has been
responsible for delivering both product and digital solutions and
advancing the company's inclusive growth strategy in North America. Prior to joining Mastercard,
she led product development at Affinion Loyalty Group after
beginning her career at Capital One.
Turner received a bachelor's degree in business administration
from the University of Miami.
About CNO Financial Group
CNO Financial Group,
Inc. (NYSE: CNO) secures the future of middle-income America. CNO
provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services,
and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands,
including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington
National. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we
help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.2
million policies and $36 billion in
total assets. Our 3,500 associates, 4,800 exclusive agents and more
than 5,000 independent partner agents guide individuals, families
and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions. For more
information, visit CNOinc.com.
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