Sammons Financial Group Names Sergi Turabelidze as Chief Investment Officer

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sammons Financial Group announced today that it has appointed Sergi Turabelidze as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, effective March 2, 2026.

Reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Esfand Dinshaw, Turabelidze is responsible for all aspects of Sammons Financial Group’s $135 billion portfolio, including investment strategy, asset allocation, and performance management. In this role, he will advance the company’s investment strategy to support continued enterprise growth and long-term business objectives. As part of Sammons Financial Group’s Senior Staff – the executive leadership team – he assumes an important role in shaping corporate strategy.

"Sergi is a collaborative and versatile asset management leader with extensive experience directing liability-driven investment strategies and building high-performing investment teams,” Dinshaw said. “As we look to the future, we are committed to continuing to invest in our internal investment management group under Sergi's leadership. I welcome him to our team and look forward to working closely with him."

“I am excited to join the talented team at Sammons Financial Group,” Turabelidze said. "By further investing in our internal capabilities and leveraging our open architecture asset management platform, we will continue to partner with best-in-class asset managers globally to deliver exceptional value for our clients."

Turabelidze joins Sammons Financial Group from Sixth Street Partners, a leading alternative asset manager, where he was Managing Director and a senior leader of the Insurance team. Prior to Sixth Street, he served as Chief Investment Officer and a member of the founding executive leadership team at Soteria Re, a Bermuda-based reinsurance company sponsored by Fidelity Investments. Turabelidze previously was the Head of Investment Strategy for St. Louis-based RGA, where he was responsible for asset-liability management, asset allocation, and the development of innovative investment capabilities. He also served in senior roles at Goldman Sachs and NISA Investment Advisors.

Turabelidze earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

About Sammons® Financial Group, Inc.

The companies of Sammons Financial Group® help families and businesses by empowering futures and changing lives. Sammons Financial Group is employee-owned with member companies that are among the most enduring and stable in the financial services industry. Sammons Financial Group is Midwest-based, with offices in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Virginia.