高阶主管简介

总裁兼首席执行官

David Levenson是LIMRA、LOMA和LL Global的总裁兼首席执行官。在这个重要的职位上，他负责领导当今世界人寿保险业和金融服务业最大的行业协会，这个行业协会代表了64个国家的1300多家金融服务公司。

在就任上述职位之前，Levenson先生是美国第五大金融服务公司Edward Jones的负责人之一，从2015至2018年一直是该公司管理委员会的成员，负责美国和加拿大营销网络中的17,000名理财顾问，推销所有的产品。在2012年之前，Levenson先生是Hartford Financial Services金融服务集团的财富管理总裁，负责个人年金、个人寿险、共同基金、和退休计划的业务。他也曾在日本东京都的Hartford寿险总部担任总裁兼首席执行官，负责领导日本最大的年金公司。

Levenson拥有宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院的理学学士学位、哥伦比亚商学院的工商管理硕士学位、以及日本东京一桥大学国际企业战略学院的工商管理博士学位。

Gina Birchall, LLIF, J.D.

Chief Operating Officer

Birchall joined LL Global as chief operating officer in 2017.  In this role, she is responsible for the organization’s Research and Member Benefits, Professional Development, Talent Solutions, and Convening areas as well as Marketing & Communications, Information Technology, Legal, and Finance departments.

Prior to joining LL Global, Birchall held various positions at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Most recently, she was Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, leading initiatives across the enterprise to advance its business goals.

Birchall holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Holyoke College and a Juris Doctor from the Western New England University School of Law, both in Massachusetts, as well as CLU and LLIF designations.

Paul Arrowsmith

President, International Operations

Paul Arrowsmith joined LIMRA and LOMA in 2020 to lead International Operations. In this role, he will help member companies’ divisions in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East to achieve their business objectives. Arrowsmith is a life insurance, bancassurance, and retail banking professional with 30 years of experience. He has held several senior leadership positions with leading financial services companies, primarily in Asia. Most recently, he was managing director of the life insurance business for Krungthai AXA, Thailand. In this role, he led efforts to revitalize its bancassurance sales process operations, prepared for the new consumer protection regulations, and refocused the company strategy, positioning it for future growth.

Arrowsmith holds a business diploma from Massey University in New Zealand and is a Distinguished Fellow with the Singapore Institute of Banking and Finance.

Tina Beckwith, M.B.A.

Chief Marketing Officer

Leveraging her extensive brand marketing experience, Tina Beckwith will oversee LIMRA and LOMA’s marketing department, driving strategy and execution across thought leadership, product marketing, brand, communications, and digital marketing that will align with the overall enterprise growth of LIMRA and LOMA. She is responsible for driving member engagement with more than 1,200 LIMRA and LOMA member companies worldwide.

Prior to LIMRA and LOMA, Beckwith held leadership positions at MetLife and Aetna and was most recently the senior vice president of marketing and communications for Beacon Health Options, an Anthem company.

Beckwith has a bachelor’s degree in communications and marketing from Central Connecticut State and an M.B.A. from the University of Hartford.

Philip Brown

Corporate Vice President Research Solutions

Phil Brown is responsible for LIMRA and LOMA’s commercial research products and offerings. This includes LIMRA and LOMA’s custom research services, the customer assurance program, as well as new product development in the areas of customer experience and applied data analytics. He is a staff representative on the Customer Insight Advisory Council and a frequent industry speaker.

Brown joined LIMRA and LOMA in 2014 with more than 25 years of experience in financial services, with leadership roles in market development, analytics, technology and finance at companies such as Citigroup (Travelers, Smith Barney and Citibank), MassMutual and Guardian Life Insurance.

He is a graduate of Boston University’s School of Management and an Executive Scholar with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

John Carroll, MBA

Senior Vice President and Head of Insurance and Annuities – U.S. and Canada

John Carroll began his career at Merrill Lynch and over the course of 20 years held a variety of sales and marketing roles, culminating in Managing Director, Head of Distribution and Co-Head of Merrill Lynch Insurance Group. After Merrill Lynch, he joined Allianz Global Investors (AGI) where he was Chief Operating Officer for AGI Distributors (AGID), their U.S. Broker Dealer, and ultimately Head of U.S. Retail Distribution and served as the Chief Executive Officer of AGID. He joined LIMRA and LOMA from Epoch Investment Partners, an institutional asset management firm, where he was Head of Intermediary Client Relations. He holds a BA in Economics and an MBA from Rutgers University.

Carie Crane, FLMI, ACS, AIRC, ARA

Vice President, Professional Development

As the Vice President of Professional Development for LIMRA and LOMA, Carie Crane is responsible for overseeing the planning, development, and support of the educational courses and programs to enhance the quality of human resources in and available to the insurance and financial services industry worldwide. In this role, she works with member advisory groups to determine educational needs and oversees the development of online and instructor-facilitated training courses and professional designation programs to meet those needs.

Crane joined LIMRA and LOMA in 1999 as an Examination Writer and has taken on a variety of roles related to the LIMRA and LOMA's education product development. She holds a Bachelor of Science in English from Troy University and a Master of Arts in professional writing from Kennesaw State University.

Janine Epright, M.B.A., CPA

Chief Financial Officer

In her role as chief financial officer, Janine Epright is responsible for delivering fiscal management expertise to the entirety of LIMRA and LOMA’s finances, including financial planning and forecasting, management of financial risks, record-keeping, and financial reporting. Joining LIMRA and LOMA in 2021, she also provides analysis of LIMRA and LOMA’s financial strengths and weaknesses while building strategic partnerships with stakeholders to expand LIMRA and LOMA’s role as an invaluable resource to members worldwide.

Most recently, Epright was chief financial officer for the non-profit Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and Mohegan Holding Company, where she directed the development and management of financial statements, budgets, financial and cost forecasts, and regulatory filings, as well as multiple annual audits.

Epright has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Western New England University and an M.B.A. from the University of New Haven. She is a certified public accountant (CPA) in the state of Connecticut.

Bryan Hodgens, CRC, AIF

Corporate Vice President and Director, Distribution and Retirement & Annuity Research

Bryan Hodgens leads the research teams for distribution and retirement research including annuities. In this capacity, he develops and executes the research strategy for both the distribution and retirement research programs, focused on providing insights and best practices to address the current and emerging business challenges facing LIMRA members.

Hodgens joined LIMRA in 2022 with more than 25 years of executive experience at companies such as AIG, Wells Fargo Advisors and Asset Growth Partners. Most recently, he was senior vice president and head of LPL Financials’ Retirement Plans and Financial Planning Group.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Emory University in Atlanta Georgia.

Michele LaBouff

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Michele LaBouff leads the human resources (HR) department for LIMRA and LOMA. She develops HR strategies that support the company's business goals, which align with its core values, and that deliver on its employee value proposition.

In this role, LaBouff is also responsible for leading all aspects of the employee experience including engagement, recognition, development and recruitment, as well as compensation and benefits.

LaBouff, who joined the organization in 1995, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Patrick T. Leary, M.B.A.

副主管，分销调研

Leary 于 1989 年加入 LIMRA，监督 LIMRA 的分销调研部门。该部门专注于研究广泛的分销渠道，包括附属和独立的代理、金融机构、职场、经纪分销商和直销。调研计划着眼于分销的经济益效、分销渠道的作业及其处变的市场趋势。Leary 还担任 LIMRA 的职场营销调研小组和 LIMRA 的电话行销中心论坛的职务代表。在他担任当前职位之前，Leary 曾管理 LIMRA 的专营分销部，而在这之前，他曾是 LIMRA 的团体保险调研组的成员。

Leary 获得了哈特威克学院的学士学位，以及康涅狄格大学的工商管理硕士学位。

Sean F. O'Donnell

Senior Vice President, Head of Membership, Workplace Benefits, and Applied Research Solutions

Sean O’Donnell is responsible for developing and implementing LIMRA’s member-engagement strategy in the U.S. and Canada.  He leads a team of professionals dedicated to helping member-company executives and their teams fully leverage the research, member benefits, and commercial solutions available through the LIMRA division of LL Global.   In addition, he is responsible for leading LIMRA ‘s consulting business, working to help companies apply LIMRA’s research and industry expertise to develop strategies for growth.

Sean brings more than 25 years of marketing, sales, research, and organizational and consumer-behavior experience to his current role.  Over the course of his career at LIMRA, O’Donnell has worked with companies in all sectors of the insurance and financial services industry on a variety marketing, distribution, and product-related initiatives.  In addition, he has extensive experience helping clients with sales channel growth programs – recruiting, selection, on-boarding, productivity, retention, and field leadership development.  Prior to joining the LIMRA organization, he was a supervising project director and analyst for the PERT Group, a global research-based consultancy, working on product development and brand equity research for organizations such as Gillette, Clorox, S.C. Johnson, and Nestle.

O’Donnell received both his Bachelors and his M.B.A., with concentrations in finance and marketing, from the University of Hartford.

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调研精算师

Purushotham 于 2000 年加入 LIMRA，从事个人人寿和伤病产品调研。她负责个人人寿、伤病收入和长期护理持保率研究，以及各种产品设计和开发调研。

加入 LIMRA 之前，Purushotham 在波士顿的 New England Financial 从事了八年个人人寿、年金产品开发和财务报告。她还在 MassMutual（万通保险）工作过两年，在该公司她负责个人伤病收入的财务报告和估值职能。Purushotham 拥有米德尔伯里学院的数学学士学位，以及弗吉尼亚理工学院的应用数学硕士学位。她是精算学会的成员。

Kathryn N. Reid

Vice President, Assessment and Development Solutions

As head of LIMRA’s Assessment & Development business, Reid leads a professional team of training and development experts to deliver global solutions to help member companies recruit, select, assess and onboard new talent. She is also is responsible for advising domestic and international project teams, developing selection products, and consulting members on recruiting and selection process.

Reid joined LIMRA in 1989 as a research analyst, rising through the ranks to assume her current role in 2008. An experienced facilitator, she works with companies to evaluate selection process effectiveness and to develop new approaches in recruiting and selection. Reid also has trained thousands of field leaders on how to best recruit, select, and retain top talent — as well as numerous field agents on how to hire sub-producers and office staff, and how to develop their own sales skills.

She earned a B.S. in economics from the University of Connecticut and an M.S. in organizational behavior from the University of Hartford.

Kartik Sakthivel, Ph.D., MS-IT/MS-CS, MBA, PGC-IQ

Vice President & Chief Information Officer and Regional Chief Executive Officer – Asia West

As chief information officer for LIMRA and LOMA, Kartik Sakthivel is responsible for developing the information technology strategic direction for the enterprise. In this capacity, he directs and manages computing and information technology policies, programs and schedules for business and enterprise systems, and manages information services to meet LIMRA and LOMA’s corporate goals and objectives.

An industry thought leader, he champions the use of technology to improve the revenue, profitability, and efficiency of the organization. Joining LIMRA and LOMA in 2017, Sakthivel has broad industry experience, most recently as director of technology at Liberty Mutual Insurance.

He holds a doctorate in Computer and Information Sciences with a focus on AI and Information Quality from University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems/Information Technology, as well as a Master of Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.

Alison Salka, 博士

LIMRA LOMA 高级副总裁兼调研部总监

Alison Salka joined LIMRA in 2012 and is responsible for determining and implementing the strategy and direction of its global research program. She oversees a team of more than 80 researchers and other staff professionals in LIMRA’s Research division who conduct consumer research, benchmark studies and white papers focused on helping member companies better understand industry issues and trends. She is also a director of the LIMRA LOMA Secure Retirement Institute. Salka previously led the retirement research and competitive intelligence team at Prudential, and was also a director of retirement research and business analytics at MassMutual. She has earned a Master’s degree and Ph.D.

Todd A. Silverhart, 博士

助理副总裁和主管，营销和分销科技调研

Silverhart 负责开发和指导 LIMRA 的科技调研项目，专注于将科技应用到营销和分销金融服务产品。Having 于 1988 年加入 LIMRA，他之前在 LIMRA 的评估对策组进行分类业务员和外勤经理的甄选调研、咨询和产品开发。他于 2001 年被委任当前职位。

Silverhart 毕业于米德尔伯里学院（以优等生身份取得心理学高荣誉学士学位），并获得了奥多明尼昂大学的工业/组织心理学博士学位。他是美国心理学协会、美国心理学学会及工业和组织心理学学会的成员。

Kimberly Terranella

Vice President, Head of Industry Solutions Division

With more than 20 years’ industry experience, Kimberly Terranella joined LIMRA and LOMA in 2023 to lead its industry solutions division. In this role, she is responsible for setting direction, defining objectives, and establishing a long-term vision and strategy for all new and existing talent-related and industry-level solutions. This includes LIMRA’s Anti-Money Laundering training, Trustworthy Selling, selection and assessment tools, FraudShare, Customer Assurance Program, customer experience benchmarking, LIMRA Data Exchange Standards, and compensation surveys.

Terranella holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.

经理，产品调研

Terry 于 1995 年加入 LIMRA，担任个人产品调研领域的经理并监管各种有关人寿保险、伤病和健康产品的调研。她是可提供地域销售评估的美国个人人寿市场图产品的项目主管。Terry 还进行了多个消费者调研项目，例如最近的个人人寿购买者态度调查和美国个人伤病保险的购买者和非购买者调查。加入产品调研领域之前，她在 LIMRA 市场调研领域工作。

Terry 获得了马里兰大学的营销学士学位。