Securian Expands Chicago Office

Securian Financial Group expanded its Chicago office with the addition of David Foley as regional sales vice president.

Foley is responsible for helping advisers in the small- and mid-sized qualified retirement plan markets deliver Securian’s retirement plan products. He covers the Midwest market, which includes Illinois, Indiana, and portions of Wisconsin and Kentucky.

The ongoing expansion of the sales team is due in part to advisers’ acceptance Securian’s open architecture platform that features fee levelization, says Vince Giordano, national sales vice president for retirement plans. “Record breaking 2014 sales results are an additional incentive for growing our sales team,” he notes. 

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Foley brings 13 years of experience to Securian, which provides financial security services for individuals and businesses through insurance, investments, and retirement plans. He has served with the retirement plan divisions at Transamerica and John Hancock, and earned a bachelor’s degree at Loyola University in Chicago.

John Hancock RPS Names Regional VP

Treye Weilbacher has joined John Hancock Retirement Plan Services as a regional vice president, responsible for sales and relationship development with financial representatives and plan consultants.

Weilbacher takes on the regional vice president role in John Hancock’s central division, with a focus on Louisiana and Mississippi. He reports to Gary Tankersley, divisional vice president, central division.

Bob Carroll, national sales manager for John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, says Weilbacher’s experience and local roots will help John Hancock expand retirement services in the region.

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Weilbacher, a Louisiana native, has nearly 18 years of experience in the retirement plan services and investment industry, and most recently served as a 401(k) sales director handling Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana for a large retirement plan provider.

Weilbacher is a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in finance. He holds Series 7 and 63 licenses from FINRA.

Additional information about John Hancock is available at www.johnhancock.com

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