NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Life today announced seven new assistant vice president promotions, effective April 1, 2018.
Chris Dentone to Assistant Vice President, Risk Management, Life
Insurance Division
As assistant vice president, risk
management, Mr. Dentone will assume an expanded risk management
leadership role and continue to drive the development and implementation
of effective operational and compliance risk management. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in history from Hobart College and resides in Laguna
Niguel, California.
Don Edstrom to Assistant Vice President, Application Administration,
Retirement Solutions Division
As assistant vice president, Mr.
Edstrom will have expanded responsibilities, overseeing all applications
development areas including mainframe application development,
administrative systems & analysis, and the Modernize, Modularize and
Enhance (MM&E) teams. He holds a bachelor’s degree in social sciences
from the University of California, Irvine, and resides in Mission Viejo,
California.
David Graham to Assistant Vice President, Head of Stable Value
Products, Corporate Division
As assistant vice president, Mr.
Graham will have leadership responsibility for the management and
decision-making for all stable value products. He holds a bachelor’s
degree in criminal justice from California State University, Long Beach
and resides in Costa Mesa, California.
Colleen Kirtland to Assistant Vice President, Quality Assurance,
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Retirement Solutions Division
As
assistant vice president, Ms. Kirtland will continue to have oversight
of the quality assurance function as well as responsibility for
providing recommendations for business applications of new and emerging
technologies to meet the strategic needs of the business. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in history from the University of California at
Berkeley and a master’s degree in international studies from Columbia
University. Ms. Kirtland resides in Yorba Linda, California.
Rob McWilliam to Assistant Vice President, Credit Analysis, Corporate
Division
As assistant vice president, Mr. McWilliam will expand
his role to include the oversight of department-wide projects related to
investment management. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy
with a bachelor’s in systems engineering, and from Duke University with
a master’s in business administration. Mr. McWilliam resides in Ladera
Ranch, California.
Katie Schannen to Assistant Vice President, New Business and Document
Center, Life Insurance Division
As Assistant Vice President,
Ms. Schannen will oversee all aspects of new business and the document
center, including setting the direction for the department and
positioning it for future success. She holds a bachelor’s degree in
business from Indiana University and resides in San Juan Capistrano,
California.
David Spencer to Assistant Vice President, Credit Analysis, Corporate
Division
As assistant vice president, Mr. Spencer will oversee
department-wide and company-wide projects related to investment
management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from
the University of Southern California and a master’s in business
administration from UCLA Anderson. Mr. Spencer is a CFA® charterholder
and resides in Laguna Niguel, California.
About Pacific Life
Celebrating its 150th
anniversary in 2018, Pacific Life provides a wide range of insurance
products, annuities, and mutual funds, and offers a variety of
investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension
plans. Pacific Life counts more than half of the 100 largest U.S.
companies as its clients. For additional company information, including
current financial strength ratings, visit www.PacificLife.com.
Pacific Life refers to Pacific Life Insurance Company and its
affiliates, including Pacific Life & Annuity Company. Client count as of
June 2017 is compiled by Pacific Life using the 2017 FORTUNE 500® list.
