Deirdre Duffy Joins GoldK to Head Strategic Product Marketing.Business Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2002 GoldK, a leading provider of employer-sponsored online retirement plans, announced today that it has hired Deirdre Duffy to fill a newly created position as head of strategic product marketing. In this role Ms. Duffy will be engaged in a wide range of activities that not only involve marketing but also involve planning, sales, operations and managing GoldK partner relationships. She reports to Jeff Miller
Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller (born June 27, 1959), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Ms. Duffy is an industry veteran with more than 15 years of experience in client services, strategic alliances, sales, marketing and communications for leading investment management firms and retirement providers. Most recently she headed her own consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , Presidents Financial Group of Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It bears the nicknames "The City of Presidents," "City of Legends," "Birthplace of the American Dream."[1] A major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan , which specialized in developing marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales strategies to help clients increase sales of their 401(k) offerings. Earlier, Ms. Duffy was senior vice president and marketing director for retirement products at Putnam Investments Putnam Investments was founded in 1937 by George Putnam. At the same time, he founded its first mutual fund offering, The George Putnam Fund of Boston.[1] Putnam has offices in London and Tokyo, and its headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts. , where she spent five years and held responsibility for product development, market research, competitive analysis, customer acquisition and retention among other duties. She also served in similar capacities at New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Retirement Services, Alliance Capital Management and Prudential Securities after beginning her career as a pension sales representative for Principal Financial Group. "Deirdre has a wealth of industry knowledge and relationships that will serve GoldK well at both strategic and tactical levels," said Mr. Miller. "She has been involved in the 401(k) business since its early days and her well-rounded experience will be a major asset not only for GoldK, but for our partners and customers as well. We are thrilled to have her in this senior role." Available through leading financial advisors and institutions, GoldK delivers low-cost and efficient services that greatly reduce and simplify the administrative issues facing retirement plan sponsors and enhance the ability of participants to interact with their plan. GoldK's progressive technology and its experienced staff of retirement-plan professionals combine to give customers access to some of the most robust retirement plans available today. Features include complete electronic plan administration and record keeping, a multi-manager platform with a wide array of investment choices from many of America's leading mutual fund families, a self-directed brokerage option, around-the-clock account access over the Internet or telephone, live-chat online customer service and Retire Today(TM), a daily electronic newsletter for retirement investors. GoldK was recently named the retirement industry's "Online Provider of the Year" by Defined Contribution News, a newsletter published by Institutional Investor Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. , Inc. |
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