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The Race is On!  Candidates for SVIA Elections

The primaries are over for SVIA.  This year 52 members made nominations to fill the six open seats on the Board (two plan sponsor positions and four service firm positions).   The nominations produced 19 potential plan sponsor and 47 service firm candidates.

To be a candidate, an individual must be:

A member in good standing in the Association,

• The voting member for his/her firm,
• Committed to taking an active leadership role in Association activities.

The four plan sponsor candidates are:

• Nathaniel Duffield, Halliburton
• Nathan Sax, Lucent
• Robert Toomey, South Carolina Retirement System
• David VanBenschoten, General Mills

Service Firm candidates had an additional requirement.  They must receive the greater of three nominations or ten percent (rounded to the next higher value) of the total number of voting members who submit nominations to stand for election to the Board.  This year, a service firm member needed to receive six nominations.  Seven individuals received six or more nominations.  The seven service firm members running for the four open seats are:

• Peter Brigando, New York Life Investment
• Management LLC
• Richard Cook, GE Financial Assurance
• Anne Davis, State Street Global Advisors
• Aruna Hobbs, AEGON
• Jeff Norris, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
• Vicky Paradis, J.P. Morgan
• Steven Schaefer, Allstate Life Insurance Company

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to nominate a great group of individuals.  A very accomplished slate of candidates has been created. They will make a fabulous contribution to the Association and a most difficult choice for all you in SVIA’s election, which will occur shortly after the Forum. 

Many thanks to our retiring Board members for their numerous contributions and years of service:  Vic Gallo, Dan Libby, Tom Obsitnik, Tami Pearse and Rudy Gernert!

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