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Deals & People August 18, 2011
Great-West Appoints Sales Director to Plains States
Ross Plumberg has been appointed Great-West Retirement Services’ regional 401(k) sales director for Kansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Reported by Rebecca Moore
In this new position, Plumberg is responsible for developing 401(k) plan business through brokers, financial advisers, consultants, wirehouses, and third-party administrators. He reports to Joe Smolen, regional vice president.
Before joining Great-West, Plumberg spent six years with Nationwide, most recently as a regional vice president covering Kansas and Missouri. Earlier in his career, he worked as a financial adviser for Prudential Financial.
Plumberg holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri. He also has FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities registrations and life and health insurance licenses.
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