On the Move

➜ Lisa Gomez was confirmed, in a 49-36 Senate vote, as the new assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

➜ J.P. Morgan Asset Management appointed Steve Rubino as head of retirement and chair of the firm’s defined contribution operating committee.

➜ Managed account provider Stadion Money Management added Jackson Reese and Tom Stephenitch as vice presidents and retirement consultants.

➜ Mariane Lee joined Hub Retirement and Private Wealth, part of Hub International Ltd., as chief compliance officer.

➜ Commonwealth Financial Network hired Michelle Kelley. As senior vice president, deputy general counsel and chief privacy officer, she will lead their legal department and provide counsel on cybersecurity and privacy laws, partnering with the firm’s information security team.

➜ MetLife Investment Management entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Affirmative Investment Management, a global environmental, social and corporate governance impact fixed-income investment manager.

➜ Triton Pacific Securities added Katie Hubbard in a newly created role, senior vice president of registered investment adviser channel and Western capital markets.

➜ Mercer Global Advisors Inc. acquired Jordan Financial Strategies LLC, a wealth management firm located in Denver.

➜ Putnam Investments appointed Jacquelyn VanderBrug as head of sustainability strategy, a new position. She will join the company’s operating committee.

➜ PGIM Fixed Income appointed Diane Parker as head of diversity, equity and inclusion to develop and implement a global DEI strategy specific to the company and its employees around the world.