PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY - Key Persons

Abhinav Dendukuri

Job Titles:
  • Head of Stable Value and Defined Contribution Lifetime Income
Abhinav joins Pacific Life from Prudential Financial, where his most recent role was leading Stable Value Product & Market Development team focused on growing the Stable Value asset class. Prior to that, he held various roles as an Actuary supporting Pension Risk Transfer, Retirement Plan Services, and International Businesses.

Adrian Griggs - COO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer / Pacific Life Insurance Company / EDUCATION
  • in 1994 As an Assistant Vice President
Adrian Griggs keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Griggs was promoted to chief operating officer (COO) in January 2017. He is responsible for enhancing the coordination of the company's Life Insurance and Retirement Solutions divisions, with a focus on growth, innovation, customer strategies, and operational efficiencies. Mr. Griggs is also responsible for multi-asset and fixed income functions of the company through Pacific Life Fund Advisors, Pacific Funds, and Pacific Asset Management. Prior to his promotion to COO, he served as chief financial officer for Pacific Life since April 2012. In January 2016, he assumed responsibility for asset management and corporate development. Additionally, Mr. Griggs serves on Pacific Life's management committee. Mr. Griggs joined Pacific Life in 1994 as an assistant vice president in the former Institutional Products Division where he was responsible for the coordination of financial reporting and planning. In 1999, he was promoted to vice president in the Retirement Solutions Division, where he assumed responsibility for developing, directing, and managing the division's financial, budgeting, planning, and compliance operations. Mr. Griggs was promoted to senior vice president, Finance and Compliance, in 2008 and in 2009 assumed responsibility for the oversight of the division's two newly-formed departments: Institutional and Structured Products and Risk Management. In this capacity, he oversaw and was responsible for the development and presentation of financial results, business planning, and risk management strategies. Prior to joining Pacific Life, Mr. Griggs worked as a certified public accountant with Deloitte & Touche specializing in the insurance and financial services industry.

Ahmet Kamil

Job Titles:
  • Director of Product Development
  • Director of Product Support
Ahmet joined Pacific Life as a Director of Product Development in May of 2020. He brings with him nearly 15 years of financial services experience with a decade of that spent in the insurance industry in various roles ranging from sales and distribution to defined contribution lifetime income product development. Ahmet's focus in his current role is bringing to life the defined contribution lifetime income strategy for Pacific Life.

Alessandro Papa - Chief Risk Officer, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer / Pacific Life Insurance Company / EDUCATION
Alessandro Papa keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Papa serves as executive vice president and chief risk officer at Pacific Life and oversees the company's risk management framework. He is responsible for the maintenance and execution of the company's risk strategy, governance activities as chair of the enterprise risk committee, and is an active participant in the board audit and investment & finance committees. Mr. Papa is a member of the management committee. Prior to joining Pacific Life in May 2020, Mr. Papa served as chief of staff to the president and chief executive officer at MetLife, Inc. and was responsible for driving major strategic initiatives and managing MetLife's Reinvestment fund. Previously, he served as head of Insurance and Product Risk Management where he oversaw actuarial assumptions and pricing for major products, as well as the development of insurance risk analytics within Global Risk Management. As U.S. chief risk officer for MetLife, he was responsible for risk oversight of all U.S. business and MetLife Holding operations. He was also a member of company's U.S. business senior leadership team.

Barney Dougherty - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Barney Dougherty keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Dougherty is senior vice president and deputy chief investment officer in the Pacific Life investments organization where he is responsible for all public fixed income investments, including portfolio management, trading, and credit analysis.

Brian Woolfolk - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • Executive Vice President and Head of Institutional Division / Pacific Life Insurance Company / EDUCATION
  • Executive Vice President and Head of the Institutional Division
  • in 2010 As Assistant Vice President, Product
  • Senior Vice President and Head of Institutional Division
Brian Woolfolk keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Woolfolk serves as executive vice president and head of the Institutional Division where he is responsible for the establishment, growth and profitability of Pacific Life's institutional product lines. Prior to his promotion to lead the new division in January of 2020, he was senior vice president of sales and chief marketing officer in the Retirement Solutions Division. Mr. Woolfolk is a member of the management committee. Mr. Woolfolk joined Pacific Life in 2010 as assistant vice president, product pricing. In 2011, he was promoted to vice president, product design, and in 2013, was promoted to senior vice president, product design, where he managed all aspects of annuity products throughout their product life cycle. Prior to joining Pacific Life, Mr. Woolfolk held product development positions at Aviva USA, Allianz Life and Fortis Financial Group.

Carol Sudbeck - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Administrative Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer / Pacific Life Insurance Company / Education
Carol Sudbeck keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Ms. Sudbeck serves as executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Pacific Life, overseeing the corporate administrative functions of advertising, communications, human resources, information security, information technology, and public affairs. She is the executive sponsor for Pacific Life's enterprise digital transformation efforts and leads the coordination of the company's enterprise strategic initiatives. Ms. Sudbeck serves on Pacific Life's Management Committee and is vice chairman of the Pacific Life Foundation. Prior to her promotion to chief administrative officer in January 2017, Ms. Sudbeck served as senior vice president, Corporate, where she had overall responsibility for corporate information technology, human resources and facilities, as well as the brand management and public affairs functions for Pacific Life. Ms. Sudbeck began her career at Pacific Life in 1994, serving in multiple roles within the finance and operations areas for the annuity product line. She then led Pacific Life's audit function from 2002 - 2007 before joining the Human Resources Department as vice president, Talent Acquisition and Development. She was promoted to senior vice president in 2010. Prior to joining Pacific Life, Ms. Sudbeck worked as an auditor with Price Waterhouse specializing in the insurance and financial services industry.

Chad Grosse

Job Titles:
  • Operations Service Analyst
Chad supports the Operations area for Pension Risk Transfer and Defined Contribution Lifetime Income annuities for the Institutional Division. He is a member of the team that supports an industry-leading customer experience through the consistent and accurate handling of transaction requests across the lifecycle of our contracts. Chad joined Pacific Life in 2007.

Christina He

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Christopher Furman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Director of Pacific Mutual Holding Company
  • President and CEO / Ventura Foods, LLC
  • President and CEO / Ventura Foods, LLC / Education
Christopher Furman keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Furman has been president and chief executive officer of Ventura Foods, LLC since 2009. Ventura Foods offers food service, private label products, and industrial ingredients throughout the United States and internationally. It has facilities across the nation with over 3,000 employees and over $3.0 billion in global annual sales. On his watch, Ventura has seen four of its most successful financial years and was recently named one of the fastest growing private companies in Orange County by the Orange County Business Journal. Prior to joining Ventura Foods, Mr. Furman worked at PepsiCo, Inc. for more than 20 years in a variety of leadership roles, and finished his career at PepsiCo as president of the Foodservice Division. Beyond his work at Ventura Foods, Mr. Furman is actively involved in the community with the Children's Hospital of Orange County. He is Chair of the CHOC board and also is a society fellow of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). He is a graduate of St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Christopher Hall - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Security Officer
  • Senior Vice President
Christopher Hall keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Hall joined Pacific Life in 2018 and serves as senior vice president in the roles of chief information security officer and chief technology risk officer where he leads the enterprise information and security office and is responsible for defining, building, implementing, and maintaining an enterprise-wide cybersecurity and information technology risk management program. Mr. Hall has been a featured speaker at several industry organizations including the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), Evanta Southern California CISO Community, and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) on a wide range of cybersecurity services and capabilities.

Crew Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • AVP Pricing Projects

Danielle Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Pensions Sales Associate
Danielle is responsible for the pre and post-sale coordination of Pacific Life's Institutional Annuity products. In her role, she works on building strong relationships with our sales intermediaries and consultants, as well as plan sponsors and participants, providing exceptional customer service as participants transition to Pacific Life. Danielle joined Pacific Life 2002.

Darryl Button - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • President
  • in 2017 As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ( CFO )
  • Named President and CEO
  • President and Chief Executive Officer / Pacific Life Insurance Company / EDUCATION
Mr. Button is president and chief executive officer of Pacific Life Insurance Company. He is the 15th chief executive officer in the company's more than 150-year history. Mr. Button joined Pacific Life in 2017 as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) where he was responsible for the development and implementation of the company's corporate and financial strategies, as well as the corporate finance, internal audit, enterprise risk management, and corporate development functions. Additionally, Mr. Button oversaw Pacific Life's investment organization, which manages the general account assets and is responsible for Pacific Life's institutional business. On April 1, 2022, Mr. Button became Pacific Life's president and chief executive officer. Prior to joining Pacific Life, Mr. Button was with Aegon for 17 years where he most recently served as CFO and member of the Executive Board of Aegon N.V. He also previously served as head of Aegon N.V.'s corporate financial center, CFO of Aegon's U.S. subsidiary Transamerica, and as chairman for the company's Canadian operations. Mr. Button began his career at Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Canada and is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA), a member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA), and a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands.

David Howell - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
David Howell keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Howell manages global reinsurance and retrocession business, Pacific Life Re and is a member of the management committee. He has over 25 years of experience in life reinsurance, having held a variety of senior roles with Swiss Re and Mercantile & General Reinsurance, covering various aspects of both traditional and non-traditional reinsurance within the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Middle East and Europe. Under Mr. Howell's leadership, Pacific Life Re has grown from a niche reinsurer to a significant player in the global reinsurance market with material and increasing market shares in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. The Board of Directors and Senior Management of Pacific Life Insurance Company are committed to the highest ethical standards in maintaining the Corporation's success, which provides lasting benefit to its policyholders. The Board and Corporate Governance Guidelines and Committee Charters exemplify and further this commitment.

Dawn Behnke - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • Program Manager
  • Executive Vice President of the Life Insurance Division
Dawn Behnke keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Ms. Behnke serves as executive vice president of the Life Insurance Division. As the head of the Life Insurance Division, she is responsible for the growth and profitability of the division, as well as the continued expansion efforts in core and new markets. Ms. Behnke is a member of Pacific Life's Management Committee. Ms. Behnke joined Pacific Life as a program manager in 2001, overseeing the new business improvement program and the merger of the two primary go-to-market distribution channels. In 2003, she was promoted to director and then in 2004, was promoted to assistant vice president, Sales and Marketing Operations. She launched the first field productivity program across 22 regional offices and facilitated efficiency initiatives across the Life Insurance Division's distribution channels. In October 2006, Ms. Behnke was promoted to vice president and then to senior vice president in April 2010 where she was responsible for the Life Insurance Division's product, marketing, underwriting, information technology and strategic planning functions. In January 2017, Ms. Behnke was promoted to executive vice president.

Dean Yoost

Job Titles:
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Board Member of MUFG Union Bank
  • Director of Pacific Mutual Holding Company
  • Retired Partner
  • Retired Partner / PricewaterhouseCoopers
Dean is the author of four books focusing on the board's oversight of risk management, information technology, and data. He has published over 100 essays and editorials in leading business journals and newspapers. Dean is a board member of MUFG Union Bank and Pacific Life Insurance Company, and serves as one of three advisory committee members of American Honda Finance Corporation. He previously served as a director of two companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Yoost currently serves as a director of Pacific Mutual Holding Company, and serves on the Audit Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee (chairman).

Destiny Lara

Job Titles:
  • AVP Head of Pensions Product and Pricing
Destiny is responsible for the pricing and design of Pension Risk Transfer products as well as defined contribution plan initiatives. Destiny joined Pacific Life in 2011.

Dwight Decker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Director of Pacific Mutual Holding Company
  • Retired Chairman & CEO / Conexant Systems, Inc. Education
  • Retired Chairman and CEO / Conexant Systems, Inc.
Dwight Decker keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Dr. Decker served as chairman and chief executive officer of Conexant Systems, Inc. beginning when it became an independent, publicly traded company in January 1999 through August 2008. Conexant is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home. Dr. Decker joined Rockwell International in 1989 in the engineering management area, followed by positions of increasing responsibilities in marketing, sales, and general management. Prior to the spin-off from Rockwell, Dr. Decker was senior vice president of Rockwell and president of Rockwell Semiconductor Systems. Before joining Rockwell, he was director of modem engineering for Telebit Corporation in Mountain View, CA. Previously, Dr. Decker was an assistant professor of mathematics at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C.

Elizabeth Summers - CFO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Senior Vice President
  • in 2018 As Vice President
  • Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Institutional
Elizabeth Summers keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Ms. Summers serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer for the Institutional business. She is responsible for developing financial strategies to support growth objectives and oversees the finance, risk, valuation, asset liability management and technology areas. Ms. Summers joined Pacific Life in 2018 as vice president in enterprise risk management where she was responsible for the oversight and continued development of aggregate risk reporting, value of new business, economic value and economic capital. She also provided input into the development of strategies, policies, and procedures for monitoring, measuring and managing risks across the enterprise. In January 2020, she was promoted to vice president and chief financial officer of the new Institutional business and promoted to her current position in April 2022.

Emily Steenson

Job Titles:
  • Operations Service Analyst
Emily supports the Pension Operations team focusing on the analysis of complex pre/post issue Pension Risk Transfers, pension administration and servicing other pension solution products in the Institutional Division. She delivers an industry-leading customer experience across the lifecycle of our contracts. Emily joined Pacific Life in 2014.

Greg Reber

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President and Chief Distribution Officer
  • Senior Vice President and Chief Distribution Officer for the Life Insurance Division
Greg Reber keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Reber serves as senior vice president and chief distribution officer for the Life Insurance Division. In his role, Mr. Reber is responsible for the development and coordination of life insurance distribution in order to maximize opportunities across all sales channels, as well as delivering differentiated value to support financial professionals and select distribution partners.

HOWARD T. HIRAKAWA

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Investment Advisor Operations
  • Senior Vice President, Investment Advisor Operations / Pacific Life Insurance Company / EDUCATION
Howard Hirakawa keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Hirakawa serves as senior vice president, Investment Advisor Operations. In his role, he oversees portfolio management, advisory services, operations and compliance, fund board relationships, and reporting functions related to Pacific Life Fund Advisors. In addition, he serves as portfolio manager for the Pacific Select Fund and the Pacific Funds asset allocation portfolios. Mr. Hirakawa joined Pacific Life in 1990 and has held roles in corporate planning and institutional product development. He transferred to the Annuities & Mutual Funds Division in 1998, assuming the role of investment marketing director. He was promoted to assistant vice president, Product Development and Investment Marketing in 2000 and to vice president, Product Development and Investment Marketing, in 2005. In 2006, Mr. Hirakawa transitioned from the Annuities & Mutual Funds Division to Pacific Life Fund Advisors where he assumed the role of vice president, Fund Advisor Operations with responsibilities for all fund investment oversight, fund compliance, and operational matters for Pacific Life's variable annuity, variable life, and mutual fund assets.

James Burritt - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Investment Officer
James Burritt keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Burritt is senior vice president and deputy chief investment officer, private assets. As part of the investments organization, he is responsible for developing investment strategy, building relationships with major asset managers, as well as overseeing private securities and infrastructure investments. Since joining Pacific Life in 2012, Mr. Burritt has been the managing director of Pacific Private Fund Advisors (PPFA) overseeing the strategic direction of Pacific Life's alternative asset business including investment strategy, research, and portfolio construction.

James Morris - CEO, COO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • President
  • Retired Chairman
  • Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer / Pacific Life Insurance Company / Education
James Morris keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Morris is the retired chairman, president and chief executive officer of Pacific Life Insurance Company, and its parent companies Pacific Mutual Holding Company and Pacific LifeCorp. He was the 14th chief executive officer in the company's more than 150-year history. Mr. Morris was a summer actuarial student from 1981 to 1982 with Transamerica Occidental prior to joining Pacific Life in 1982 as assistant actuary, Special Marketing. He progressed through a series of management positions within the Life Insurance Division and was elected senior vice president, M-Operations in 1996. He was responsible for business relations with M Financial Group, a leading life insurance producer group that designs and markets individual life insurance products to the upscale market in collaboration with Pacific Life. In 2002, he was promoted to executive vice president, heading up the Life Insurance Division of Pacific Life. In April 2005, Mr. Morris was promoted to executive vice president and chief insurance officer. His role was expanded to include the Annuities & Mutual Funds Division and Pacific Select Group, in addition to the Life Insurance Division. Mr. Morris was promoted to chief operating officer in January 2006. On April 2, 2007, Mr. Morris became Pacific Life's president and chief executive officer.

Jamie Finkral

Job Titles:
  • Operations Service Analyst
Jamie joined Pacific Life in 2017 as an Annuities Product Specialist in the Retirement Solutions Division. Currently, she supports the Operations area for Pension Risk Transfer and Defined Contribution Lifetime Income annuities for the Institutional Division. She is a member of the team that supports an industry-leading customer experience through the consistent and accurate handling of transaction requests across the lifecycle of our contracts.

Jay Orlandi - Chief Legal Officer, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • General Counsel
  • Executive Vice President and General Counsel / Pacific Life Insurance Company / EDUCATION
Jay Orlandi keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Orlandi serves as executive vice president and general counsel at Pacific Life where he oversees the Law, Corporate Compliance, Government Relations and Corporate Secretary departments. Mr. Orlandi is also a member of the Pacific Life Management Committee. Prior to joining Pacific Life in November 2020, Mr. Orlandi served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Transamerica where he was responsible for all business support functions, including law and compliance, communications and public affairs, human resources, corporate development, strategy, enterprise technology, data and analytics, information security, and marketing. Mr. Orlandi served for several years as Transamerica's general counsel and chief legal officer. Mr. Orlandi also served as the acting CEO for the company's Individual Solutions business including life and long-term care insurance, fixed and variable annuities, and mutual funds. With more than 20 years of legal experience, Mr. Orlandi began his career in private practice with the Los Angeles firm of Barger & Wolen (now Hinshaw & Culbertson) handling insurance regulatory and complex business litigation matters.

Jen Wing

Job Titles:
  • Director, Internal Sales Manager, Pension Solutions
Jen is responsible for overseeing the Internal Sales team for the Pension Risk Transfer and Defined Contribution Lifetime Income product lines. She works with sales intermediaries and consultants, as well as plan sponsors and participants of defined benefit plans to ensure a smooth transition to Pacific Life. Jen joined Pacific Life in 2000.

Jim Breen - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing
Jim leads the marketing efforts for the Institutional Division, including Pension Risk Transfer, Defined Contribution Lifetime Income, Stable Value, and Funding Agreements. He joined Pacific Life in 2015 and brings over 15 years of experience to the team.

Joe Celentano - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • Board Member of Secure Retirement Institute and the Southwest Region of Canine Companions for Independence
  • Executive Vice President / Retirement Solutions Division
  • Executive Vice President of the Retirement Solutions Division
  • in 1992 As Assistant Vice President, Product Management
Joe Celentano keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Celentano serves as executive vice president of the Retirement Solutions Division. As the head of the division, he is responsible for the growth, distribution, risk management and profitability of Pacific Life's retail and institutional annuity product lines. Mr. Celentano is a member of Pacific Life's Management Committee. Mr. Celentano joined Pacific Life in 1992 as assistant vice president, Product Management, in the Institutional Products Division. In 1999, he was promoted to vice president, Structured Products, and was named senior vice president, Product Management, for the Investment Management Division in 2006. Mr. Celentano joined Enterprise Risk Management in 2011 and was appointed the enterprise-wide chief risk officer in 2012 where he served until 2017 when he joined the Retirement Solutions Division. Mr. Celentano is a board member of Secure Retirement Institute and the Southwest region of Canine Companions for Independence. He is a past chair of the ACLI's Global Risk Management Committee and the North American CRO Council. Mr. Celentano has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of California, Irvine and as a guest lecturer at the University of Notre Dame.

Joe Krum

Job Titles:
  • VP Managing Director, Capital Markets Group
With over 29 years of industry experience, Joe currently oversees the Capital Markets Group. Since joining Pacific Life in 2001, Joe has served in various roles, including VP, Treasurer of Pacific Life.

John Dieck - CFO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Senior Vice President
John Dieck keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Dieck became senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) in January 2020. In this role, he is responsible for developing financial strategies to support the division's growth objectives and oversees the finance, accounting, risk, reinsurance, valuation, and asset liability management areas. Prior to being the CFO in the Life Insurance Division, he served as senior vice president and chief risk officer in Enterprise Risk Management where he was directly responsible for the management and oversight of an integrated risk framework for the organization.

Josh Scott

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President and Head of Financial Management
  • Senior Vice President and Head of Financial Management / EDUCATION
Josh Scott keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Scott currently serves as the head of financial management in Pacific Life's Corporate Division. In his role, he is responsible for developing enterprise financial strategies to support the company's financial objectives. He oversees tax, financial planning & analysis, accounting, and financial reporting for the entire enterprise. He is the principal contact for accounting and financial reporting matters with independent auditors, rating agencies, and regulators. He is also the chief financial officer of the Pacific Life Foundation. Mr. Scott began his career at Pacific Life in 2012 managing the financial planning & analysis group within the Corporate Division where he oversaw company budgets, strategic plans, rating agency relationships and competitive analysis, in addition to various company-wide strategic initiatives. He was promoted to vice president, Finance in the Life Insurance Division in June 2016 and was responsible for developing financial strategies to support the division's growth objectives. He oversaw finance, accounting, risk, reinsurance, valuation, asset liability management and compliance operational areas. He was promoted to senior vice president of Finance in April of 2019 and promoted to his current position in January 2020. Prior to joining Pacific Life, Mr. Scott worked for Deloitte and Touche in the public accounting area for over 10 years focusing his time on the life and property & casualty insurance industries in addition to real estate and investment management.

Julia Gouw

Job Titles:
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Chairman of the Board for Piermont Bank
  • Director of Pacific Mutual Holding Company
  • Retired President and CEO / East West Bank
  • Retired President and Chief Operating Officer / East West Bank / Education
Julia Gouw keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Ms. Gouw joined the Pasadena, California-based East West Bank in 1989 as vice president and controller. She was appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer in 1994, and was appointed president and chief operating officer in 2009. She was responsible for the administrative operations, including finance, treasury, investor relations, enterprise risk management, credit administration, deposit and loan operations, and information technology. East West Bank is one of the largest financial institutions in the United States that focuses on the Chinese American community. It is now considered one of the top 30 largest banks in the nation that serves as the financial bridge between U.S. and China. Ms. Gouw retired from the bank in March 2016. Ms. Gouw currently serves as chairman of the board for Piermont Bank. She is a member of the board of directors for ECMC Foundation, Cascade Acquisition Corp., and Vizio and is on the advisory board for the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Ms. Gouw also serves as a trustee for the US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation and as Commissioner with the Ontario International Airport Authority. Ms. Gouw was ranked one of the "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking" five times by American Banker magazine and has received the Los Angeles Business Journal's "Women Making a Difference" award two times in recognition of her achievements and contributions. Gouw is also a member of the Trusteeship, an International Women's Forum affiliate organization that connects preeminent women in leadership positions across various professional fields. Ms. Gouw currently serves as a director of Pacific Mutual Holding Company, and serves on the Audit Committee and the Investment and Finance Committee (chairman).

Kerry Williams - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Director of Pacific Mutual Holding Company
  • Experian Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors for the Institute for the Intergovernmental Research
Kerry Williams keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Williams has served as Experian chief operating officer and executive director since 2014. Throughout his 19 years with the company, he has held several leadership positions, including regional leader, Latin America; group president, global credit services and decision analytics; group president, credit services global business line; and president, consumer information solutions. Mr. Williams is also a member of the board of directors for the Institute for the Intergovernmental Research, a consulting and technical assistance firm in the law enforcement arena.

Kevin Kennedy - CMO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Marketing Officer
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President of Sales and Chief Marketing Officer / Retirement Solutions Division
  • Senior Vice President of Sales and Chief Marketing Officer for the Retirement Solutions Division
Kevin Kennedy keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Kennedy serves as senior vice president of sales and chief marketing officer for the Retirement Solutions Division. He is responsible for the division's sales and marketing organizations with oversight for sales execution and analytics, strategic partner and asset manager relationships, structured settlements, marketing communication and strategy, and expansion into the registered investment advisor market.

Kim Cunningham - CHRO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Kim Cunningham keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Ms. Cunningham serves as senior vice president of Human Resources, ensuring strategic alignment of the organization's human capital and Pacific Life's business priorities. In this role, she leads all strategic human resource functions ensuring that Pacific Life has the talent, culture, work environment, and employee engagement to meet its business needs.

Kristin Bingham

Job Titles:
  • Pensions Sales Associate
Kristin works on the Solutions Team and is responsible for Pension Risk Transfer transactions which include bid/quote review, new sales development and post-sale Communication and oversight. She is also responsible for lifetime income solutions and managing PARS relationships. Kristin joined Pacific Life in 2008.

Lance Doherty

Job Titles:
  • AVP, Capital Markets Group
Lance's responsibilities include funding agreements, FHLB funding, and securities lending income businesses. Since joining Pacific life in 2006, he has held various roles within Corporate Treasury, including capital markets, liquidity management, and short-term investing.

Laurie Fitzgerald - CFO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Senior Vice President
  • Chief Financial Officer for the Retirement Solutions Division
  • Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer / Retirement Solutions Division
  • Vice President of Finance for the Retirement Solutions Division Where She Was Responsible for the Finance
Laurie Fitzgerald keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Laurie serves as the chief financial officer for the Retirement Solutions Division. In her role, she is accountable for the financial and risk management operations of the division, as well as the development of financial strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems to preserve division assets and report accurate financial results. Laurie joined Pacific Life in 2017 as vice president of Finance for the Retirement Solutions Division where she was responsible for the Finance and Accounting groups. Prior to joining Pacific Life, Laurie was senior vice president and group head of Risk Assurance for QBE. In this global role, she was responsible for the leadership over QBE's global control assurance program, risk assessment and reporting processes, which were executed across 38 countries. Her previous roles include senior vice president and head of ERM for QBE's North American Division; senior vice president and risk and compliance executive for Bank of America's insurance and debt cancellation operations; and executive vice president, chief risk officer and chief accounting officer for Countrywide Financials' insurance operations. Laurie has also served as a board member for Balboa Insurance and as the audit senior manager for Pacific Life during her 11-year tenure at Deloitte. She has led several national and global transformation implementations; managed rating agency and regulatory relationships; structured and negotiated reinsurance programs and led strategic planning.

Lawrence Harr

Job Titles:
  • Attorney / Lamson, Dugan & Murray, LLP / Education
Lawrence Harr keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Mr. Harr joined Lamson, Dugan & Murray with over 30 years experience in the insurance industry. He has a broad background in insurance, reinsurance and managed care. Prior to joining Lamson, Dugan & Murray, he was with the Mutual of Omaha Companies for 23 years. He held a variety of positions with that organization, including executive vice president and chief counsel. He was a member of the board of directors of several of the companies in the Mutual of Omaha Group. Mr. Harr has also been an attorney for the Nebraska Insurance Department and Special Counsel in connection with the liquidation of a property and casualty insurer.

Leslie Malloy

Job Titles:
  • Operations Service Analyst
Leslie works as a Pension Service Analyst on our Pensions Operations Team. She is focused on providing exceptional operational and administrative support for our Pension customers. Leslie joined Pacific Life in 2006.

Lorene Gordon

Job Titles:
  • Business Leader
  • Senior Vice President, Chief Operations and Program Management Officer
  • Senior Vice President, Operations & Program Management Office / Retirement Solutions Division
Lorene Gordon keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Lorene Gordon is an innovative business leader with over 25 years of experience re-engineering and driving organizational transformation to attain long term marketplace advantage in the insurance and financial services industries. She is skilled at organizational design strategy planning, customer experience and engagement, product development, sales and marketing, operational compliance and thought leadership. Ms. Gordon has a strong reputation for successfully championing innovation solutions through large-scale strategic initiatives that strengthen customer experience, positively shape and impact organizational culture, and empower future leaders. She is highly regarded for her inspirational leadership, pragmatically managing risk, and ensuring alignment with diverse stakeholder needs and organizational objectives to deliver results. As senior vice president, chief operations & program management officer at Pacific Life Insurance Company, Retirement Solutions Division (RSD), she has overall responsibility for the service and administration of all RSD lines of business, ensuring exceptional service to financial advisors, brokers and contract owners. She is responsible for the oversight and direction of the Program Management Office which drives the division's strategic initiatives, and of the Innovation Management team, which is responsible for integrating innovation methods and thought leadership throughout the division. Ms. Gordon also oversees two Third-Party Administrator outsourcing relationships for Mutual Funds and Institutional & Structured Settlement products. Under her direction, RSD's call center has been the recipient of several DALBAR Awards for service excellence. Ms. Gordon joined Pacific Life in 1995 and was promoted to vice president of the Operations & Program Management Office in RSD in 2004 and to senior vice president in 2015. Ms. Gordon began her career with E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc. and later joined Eden Financial. She is an active member and former chair of the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) Operations and Technology Senior Steering Committee, which seeks to shape industry change and automation.

Louise Pentland - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Senior Advisor
  • Director of Pacific Mutual Holding Company
  • Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor / PayPal
  • Member of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Louise Pentland keyboard_arrow_down Mary Bahna-Nolan Dawn Behnke James Burritt Darryl Button Mariann Byerwalter Joe Celentano Kim Cunningham Dwight Decker John Dieck Barney Dougherty Laurie Fitzgerald Christopher Furman Susan Ghalili Tom Gibbons Lorene Gordon Julia Gouw Adrian Griggs Christopher Hall Paul Hance Lawrence Harr Christina He Howard Hirakawa David Howell Kevin Kennedy James Morris Tod Nasser Jay Orlandi Tennyson Oyler Alessandro Papa Louise Pentland Tony Premer Greg Reber Josh Scott Mike Shadler Tim Shaheen Vibhu Sharma Michael Shepherd Scott Stowell Elizabeth Summers Carol Sudbeck Peter Taylor Maria Teresa Tejada Kerry Williams Brian Woolfolk Dean Yoost Education Licensed to practice law in England, Wales, Ireland, and EU, and a licensed U.S. Attorney admitted to New York Bar. Louise Pentland serves on PayPal's Senior Leadership Team as a counselor and senior advisor, supporting the company's executive team and Board on key strategic priorities. From 2015 through 2021, Louise served as PayPal's Executive Vice President, Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer, a role in which she oversaw the company's global Legal, Corporate Affairs and Board functions, as well as matters relating to PayPal's Environmental, Social and Governance strategy and impact. From 2019 through mid-2021, Louise also led the company's Human Resources function. Having spent 20 years as a senior executive at innovative global technology companies, Louise brings a global understanding of business, law, HR, leadership, innovation and culture to her role on PayPal's Senior Leadership Team. Before joining PayPal, Louise served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Nokia Corporation where she managed a team of more than 400 lawyers, IP experts, government relations professionals and support staff working in more than 30 countries. Ms. Pentland has been a member of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley's board since 2016, and Hitachi Ltd's board of directors since 2015. She served a two-year term on the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's board from 2018 to 2020 and was a board member of Nokia Siemens Networks from 2012 to 2014.

Maria Teresa Tejada

Job Titles:
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Expert Partner / Bain & Co., Inc.

Mariann Byerwalter - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Chairman, Board of Directors / Pacific Mutual Holding Company

Marti Vaughan

Job Titles:
  • Operations Service Analyst
Marti is on the Operations Team for the Pension Risk Transfer and Defined Contribution Lifetime Income products. She works to ease the transition to Pacific Life and provides long-term, quality care to plan participants. Marti joined Pacific Life in 2018.

Mary Bahna-Nolan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary Officer

Maya Pillai

Job Titles:
  • Stable Value Sales and Business Development
Maya has been with Pacific Life since March 2018, focusing on Stable Value products, market development, and growth. Before joining Pacific Life, she held various roles within the Stable Value industry.

Michael Shepherd

Job Titles:
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Chairman / Bank of the West

Mike Shadler - CIO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Senior Vice President

Octavio Dominguez

Job Titles:
  • Pensions Sales Associate
Octavio works on the Solutions Team for the Pension Risk Transfer and Defined Contribution Lifetime Income product lines. He helps ensure a smooth transition of plan participants to Pacific Life by working with plan sponsors and sales intermediaries. Octavio Joined Pacific Life in 2011.

Paul Hance

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Head of Institutional Customer Solutions Group
  • Senior Vice President and Head of Institutional Customer Solutions Group
Paul is responsible for leading the Pension Risk Transfer, Defined Contribution Lifetime Income, and Stable Value product lines. Previously, he led the PRT and DCLI product lines. Prior to joining Pacific Life, he was the Chief Actuary at Equitable. Before that, he held a variety of roles at Prudential, including the Head of Pension Risk Transfer Pricing. Paul joined Pacific Life in 2020.

Peter Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • President / ECMC Foundation

Ron Canent

Job Titles:
  • Director, Capital Markets Group
Ron joined Pacific Life Insurance Company in 1998. He focuses on Funding Agreements, Working Capital Finance Investments, Securities Lending, and Federal Home Loan Bank programs.

Russ Proctor

Job Titles:
  • Field VP, Head of Pension Solutions
Russ is responsible for managing the Pension Solutions team and consulting with companies and their advisers to reduce and remove financial risk inherent in their pension plans. He also works with companies who have defined contribution plans to provide guaranteed lifetime income options for plan participants. Russ joined Pacific Life in 2011.

Ruth Schau

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Pension Solutions
Ruth works with companies and their advisors to customize solutions to solving financial risks inherent in pension plans. Her focus is with organizations who sponsor defined contribution (DC) plans, such as 401(k) or 403 (b) plans to provide guaranteed lifetime income options for plan participants. Ruth joined Pacific Life in 2021.

Sara Faris

Job Titles:
  • Senior Business Process Improvement Analyst
Sara supports the Pension Operations team focusing on the analysis of complex pre/post issue Pension Risk Transfers, pension administration and servicing other pension solution products in the Institutional Division. She delivers an industry-leading customer experience across the lifecycle of our contracts. Sara joined Pacific Life in 2006.

Scott McGill

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations, Pensions
Scott leads the Operations area for Pension Risk Transfer and Defined Contribution Lifetime Income annuities for the Institutional Division. He oversees a team that supports an industry-leading customer experience through the consistent and accurate handling of transaction requests across the lifecycle of our contracts. Scott joined Pacific Life in 2005.

Scott Stowell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the PACIFIC MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Chief Executive Officer / Capital Thirteen LLC

Sohail Shakeri

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
  • Member of the PMO
Sohail works as a member of the PMO to ensure new projects and initiatives for Defined Contribution Lifetime Income and Pension Risk Transfer products are successfully executed. He joined Pacific Life earlier in 2020 and brings experience his experience in Project Management servicing the Insurance, Utilities and Financial Solutions industries.

Susan Ghalili - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Underwriter
  • Senior Vice President

Tennyson Oyler

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Brand Management and Corporate Affairs

Tim Kim

Job Titles:
  • Director of Actuarial Pricing
Tim started his career at Pacific Life in 2001 and currently oversees the Transactions team, responsible for pricing Pension Risk Transfer transactions. He brings a diverse background of life insurance pricing, reinsurance, and pension consulting to the team.

Tim Shaheen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Technology, Strategy and Innovation

Tod Nasser - Chief Investment Officer, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Investment Officer
  • Executive Vice President

Tom Gibbons

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Development, and Treasury

Vibhu Sharma - CFO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Executive Vice President

Wayne Huang

Job Titles:
  • Director of Data Science
Wayne leads the data analytics team in the Institutional Division. Prior to Pacific Life, he was the Head of Data Science at Spruce, a FinTech startup. Before that he was the Head of Predictive Analytics at Prudential Group Insurance. He holds a Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology, an MBA from the State University of New York at Albany, and a BS from National Central University in Taiwan.