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Pioneer Investments expanded its sales team of registered investment advisers (RIAs) by adding a regional vice president and realigning the division that supports the RIA channel.   

Dan Cronin was named senior vice president in BNY Mellon Investment Management, responsible for business development in the registered investment adviser (RIA) channel.

Towers Watson hired Doug Vander Linde to serve as director of solutions and business development, Americas.  

Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America (Allianz Life) promoted Emily Reitan to senior director of strategy and business development.

Union Bank in San Francisco appointed Dennis J. Mooradian as president and chief executive of HighMark Capital Management Inc.

Mutual of Omaha’s Retirement Plans Division named Diane Kolvek and J. Michael Peddicord as regional sales directors, and Robert Nourse as national accounts channel manager. 

John Harrington was named vice president and director of U.S. Consultant Relations for Old Mutual Asset Management (OMAM).

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division promoted Niel Cabrera to sales director covering the Southeast region, effective July 1.  

Thomas Mangan was appointed chief executive of United Benefit Advisors (UBA), an independent employee benefits advisory organization.  

Achaean Financial said that Shlomo Benartzi, an authority on behavioral finance, has agreed to serve as the firm’s first academic adviser.

Jeff Kearny joined Northern Trust to lead new business development for asset servicing in the western part of the country.

 Cheryl Courtney was named regional vice president of the western territory for Ascensus, a provider of retirement plan solutions.   

 Brian Schweitzer became strategic account manager, Craig Miller was promoted to key account manager, and Tina White was promoted to IO sales desk supervisor.  

Paul Citron was named regional vice president for retirement business sales for the northern region of the companies of OneAmerica.

Commonfund has hired Irakli Odisharia as director in its Risk Management Team.

Janus Capital Group Inc. announced two institutional appointments to strengthen its institutional client and consultant relationships in the U.S.

 John Hancock Funds announced Keith F. Hartstein’s retirement and Andrew G. Arnott as his replacement as president and chief executive. 

Capital Investment Companies has added Charles Pendergraft II, John Zachary Carnes, Cort Meinelschmidt, Chelsea Miller, J. Marshall Culp III and James Beam as advisers. 

 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hired Paula Drake as an associate director in its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE).   

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) named Norm Champ director of the agency’s Division of Investment Management.