Deals & People

Patrick Labriola joined the Newport Group as regional director covering the Northwest.  

Patrick J. Bello was named 401(k) national sales director of Mutual of Omaha Retirement Services.

Kerry James has been named head of institutional distribution at Robeco Investment Management, effective June 1.

Wilshire Consulting has added actuarial services to complement its investment advisory and outsourcing business.

Steven M. Perlman was promoted to managing director of Mesirow Financial’s investment advisory group.

Francesca Truska and David Ramirez joined New York Life Retirement Plan Services as relationship managers in technology and communications.

Lindsay Scott has joined Buck Consultants, a Xerox company, as leader of the global survey team and principal in its knowledge resource center.

 Michael Weiner, a former bank vice president, was named chief investment officer of Unified Trust Company N.A. 

Ernest Jordan was hired as head of tax-exempt markets sales for the institutional retirement operations of ING U.S.

Liana Magner has been appointed U.S. Delegated DC Leader for Mercer’s Investments business.

Lisa Larsen was hired as an associate vice president and actuary by USI Consulting Group.

Frank Frecentese has joined Lyxor Asset Management’s New York office as the deputy head of hedge fund research. 

Unified Trust Company hired Andrew Windsor as a retirement investment analyst.

Frances P. LaFleur joined Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as a partner in the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group.

Mercer named Sabrina Bailey a principal in its Seattle Investments business.

T. Rowe Price International Ltd named Arif Husain head of international fixed income.

Douglas W. Hammond, president and chief operating officer, has been named chief executive of National Financial Partners Corp.

Judd A. Gregg, a former three-term senator, was appointed chief executive officer of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

Chris Phillips was hired as director of strategic accounts in the retirement plan services division of CUNA Mutual Group.

Jerry W. Miller has been appointed head of the asset and wealth management division for the Americas at Deutsche Bank.