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Deals & People August 26, 2014
Lincoln Financial Adds Three Retirement Specialists
Lincoln Financial Group’s retirement plan services business announced the addition of three retirement plan specialists to its national participant engagement team.
Reported by PLANADVISER staff
Alek Nabulsi joins Lincoln as an adviser director in the southeast region of the United States. In the role, Nabulsi leads a team of financial advisers dedicated to retirement and comprehensive financial planning for participants in Lincoln’s employer-sponsored retirement plans. He is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and reports to Celeste Gurule, a managing director in Lincoln’s retirement plan services business.
Nabulsi joins Lincoln with 15 years of experience in financial services. He began his career as a financial adviser focused on clients’ qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and has since progressed into related leadership positions. Most recently, Nabulsi served as vice president of wealth management at First Citizens Bank and Trust. He received a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of West Georgia and holds the certified retirement counselor (CRC) designation, as well as Series 6, 7, 63 and 65 licenses from FINRA.
Ryan Rayburn also joins the participant engagement team as an adviser director, based in the central region of the country. Rayburn leads a team of financial advisers dedicated to retirement and comprehensive financial planning for participants in Lincoln’s employer-sponsored retirement plans in the region. He is based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and reports to Gurule.
Rayburn joins Lincoln with 13 years of experience in financial services. He began his career as a financial adviser and insurance specialist. Most recently, Rayburn served as a divisional vice president at AXA Advisors, LLC. He received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Arizona State University and holds Series 6, 7, 63 and 65 licenses.
Lincoln Financial Group also announced that Randy Hall has joined its national participant engagement team as a retirement consultant director in the western region of the country. Hall leads a team of retirement consultants dedicated to helping boost the retirement readiness of savers in Lincoln employer-sponsored retirement plans in the region. He is based in Corpus Christi, Texas, and reports to Aaron Moore, a managing director in Lincoln’s retirement plan services business.
Hall has more than 30 years of industry experience, including 10 years with Lincoln in various participant-related leadership roles. Prior to rejoining the company, Hall served as regional managing director at MetLife and focused on developing its West Coast sales force. He received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Texas A&M University and holds his Series 7, 24, 53 and 66 licenses.