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March 21, 2012
Symetra Promotes Wes Severin to VP-Key Accounts in Retirement Sales
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Symetra Life Insurance Company has promoted Wes Severin to vice president of Key Accounts in its Retirement Sales organization.In his new role, Severin will be responsible for managing the distributor relationships that drive the majority of Symetra’s annuity sales. He reports to Richard LaVoice, executive vice president of Retirement Sales and Distribution at Symetra.
Severin has served as Symetra’s western divisional sales manager for retirement products since March 2011. In this position, he was responsible for sales planning and day-to-day management and training of external wholesalers covering the western United States. Before joining Symetra, Severin was national sales director of financial institution markets at Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company in Denver. He previously was a financial advisor with Simmers Capital Management.
“Since coming to Symetra, Wes has done an excellent job building and managing his wholesaling team to drive increased sales,” said LaVoice. “His proven sales leadership and relationship-building skills will be terrific assets as he works with Symetra’s national key account partners.”
About Symetra
Symetra Life Insurance Company is a subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE: SYA), a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue, Wash. In business since 1957, Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and independent agents and advisors. For more information, visit www.symetra.com.
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