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Deals & People January 26, 2012
Great-West Appoints AVP, Marketing Strategy
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company appointed Sid Kotwal as assistant vice president, marketing strategy.
Reported by Tara Cantore
In this new position Kotwal will be responsible for competitive research, marketing analysis and benchmarking, branding and product service positioning. He also will develop initiatives in the positioning, communications and messaging of Great-West products and services targeting financial advisers and insurance and retirement services clients.
Kotwal most recently served as managing director, product marketing and management at Charles Schwab. Previously, he was a vice president of product management at MasterCard International and held positions in product marketing and strategy at American Express, Capital One and Salomon Smith Barney.
Kotwal completed his BS degree in mathematics and economics at Cornell University and an MBA in finance and strategic management at the Wharton School of Business.