Pacific Life Announces Officer Promotions.Business Editors NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 Pacific Life Insurance Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas C. Sutton announced the promotions of Elaine M. Havens, CFA; Martha A. Gates; Robin S. Yonis; Valerie Morris; Stephanie J. Babkow; S. Kendrick Dunn; Christina Q. He, FSA; Michaele S. Krause, CISSP; Eric B. Mills; Dale Patrick; and David J. Smith David J. Smith is a Regents' Professor of physics at Arizona State University. He is an Australian experimental physicist and his research is focussed on using electron microscope to study microstructure of different materials. , CFA. A resident of Newport Beach, Havens will manage the public bond trading area and have a leading role in the development of investment strategy for insurance products as senior vice president of portfolio management in the securities division. She has held a variety of progressively responsible roles within the division since joining Pacific Life in 1981 as senior applications analyst. Her responsibilities have included portfolio management and public bond trading. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) An experienced financial analyst who has passed examinations in economics, financial accounting, portfolio management, security analysis, and standards of conduct given by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. and has a B.A. in biology from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth. Gates will direct the client services area of the life insurance division that provides service to producers and policyholders in her new role as vice president of client services. She joined Pacific Life in 1987 as a senior applications analyst and was promoted to manager of policy benefits and services in 1988. In 1992, she was promoted to assistant vice president and has held several roles with responsibility for customer service, new business, and training. She has a B.S. in education from Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. , completed M.B.A. coursework at Pace University, and is a resident of Laguna Beach. A resident of Irvine, Yonis will assume responsibility for directing legal and compliance activities related to Pacific Life's registered products as vice president of variable regulatory compliance. Since joining Pacific Life in 1993 as assistant vice president, investment counsel, her responsibility has supported legal aspects of mutual funds, variable annuities, and variable life insurance. She received a B.A. in political science from State University College of New York at Oneonta and a J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (May 24, 1870–July 9, 1938) is a well-known American jurist, and is remembered not only for his landmark decisions on negligence but also his modesty, philosophy, and writing style, which is considered remarkable for its prose and vividness. School of Law, Yeshiva University in New York. Morris' responsibilities will be expanded to include direction of office services functions such as mail distribution, fulfillment, records management, media design, and purchasing in her role as vice president of employee benefits and administrative services. She joined Pacific Life in 1976 and has held a variety of increasingly responsible positions within Human Resources. Prior to her promotion to director of employee benefits in 1993, she served as benefits consultant and supervisor of personnel systems and records. She is a resident of Irvine. A resident of Huntington Beach, Babkow will develop, implement, and control projects and strategic initiatives throughout the life insurance division as assistant vice president of client services. She joined Pacific Life in 1986 in the client services area of the life insurance division and has held a variety of roles supporting product design, implementation, and testing. In 1995, she was promoted to projects and reporting manager and then appointed director of client services programs in 2001. She has a B.S. in anthropology from the State University of New York at Brockport The State University of New York at Brockport, also known as SUNY Brockport, Brockport State University or the State University of New York College at Brockport, is a four-year liberal arts college located in Brockport, Monroe County, New York, near Rochester. and a M.P.H. from the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. . Dunn will develop, maintain, manage, and oversee the compliance program for Pacific Select Distributors (PSD), the underwriter and distributor of Pacific Life's registered securities products, as assistant vice president of PSD compliance. Prior to joining Pacific Life in 2002, he had 20 years of experience in the securities industry. He has a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , and is a resident of Irvine. A resident of Irvine, Dr. He will manage the asset/liability activities for the institutional products division with respect to financial markets and risk analysis as assistant vice president of asset/liability management. She started her career with Pacific Life in 1998 as an actuarial analyst. In 2001, she was appointed director of asset/liability management. She has a B.S. in math from East China Normal University, an M.S. and a Ph.D. in math from the University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of ten campuses of the University of California system. , and is a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries Mission Statement The Society of Actuaries is a professional organization for actuaries based in North America. Its headquarters are located in Schaumburg, Illinois. . Krause is responsible for overall strategy and oversight of Pacific Life's information security area, technology, and processes and will be responsible for directing and coordinating the implementation of the company's business continuity plan as assistant vice president of information security. In 2002, she joined Pacific Life as the director of information security, following 16 years of experience in information security management. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is a vendor-neutral certification governed by the non-profit International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (commonly known as (ISC)²). and has a B.S. in business administration and an M.B.A. from the University of Redlands The University of Redlands is a private liberal arts and sciences university located in Redlands, California. The university's campus sits on 160 acres (0.6 km²) near downtown Redlands. The university was founded in 1907 and was associated with the American Baptist Church. , and resides in Laguna Niguel. Mills will direct and manage the executive benefits and qualified plans teams as assistant vice president of advanced design in the life insurance division. He started his career at Pacific Life in the advanced design area in 1989. His prior experience included 9 years of providing legal and technical assistance in all areas of business, tax, and retirement planning. In 1997, he became the director of advanced design. He has a B.S. and J.D. from Western State University College of Law For the Colorado college, see . Western State University, College of Law (WSU) is a for-profit, American law school in Fullerton, California. It is the oldest law school in Orange County and boasts almost 10,000 alumni. , San Diego, and an LL.M. in taxation (Master of Laws Noun 1. Master of Laws - an advanced law degree LLM law degree - degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school ) from the St. Thomas More School St. Thomas More School may refer to: United Kingdom
A resident of Irvine, Patrick will work with portfolio managers and traders to screen public bond offerings, make investment recommendations, and manage long-term portfolios as assistant vice president of securities trading in the securities division. He joined Pacific Life in 1986 in the portfolio administration area and moved to the trading area where he has held increasingly responsible positions, most recently as portfolio manager of trading. He has a B.S. in economics from the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
Dr. Smith will be responsible for valuation of fixed income securities and for developing asset allocation strategies for the company's surplus, and for analysis for new structured investment products as assistant vice president of enterprise risk management. He started his career at Pacific Life in 1999 as an investment research analyst to assist in the risk management of derivatives and fixed income securities. He has held increasingly responsible positions, currently as investment research director. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has a B.S. in business administration, a B.S. in economics from St. Mary's College of California This article is about College of California. For New College of California, see New College of California. The College of California was the predecessor of the University of California. , a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. , and is a resident of Laguna Niguel. Founded in 1868, Pacific Life provides life and health insurance products, individual annuities, mutual funds, group employee benefits, and offers to individuals, businesses, and pension plans a variety of investment products and services. Pacific Life currently counts more than half of the 100 largest U.S. companies(a) as clients and is a member of IMSA (Insurance Marketplace Standards Association), whose membership promotes ethical market conduct for individual life insurance and annuities. For additional information about Pacific Life, including its current ratings, visit the company Web site at www.PacificLife.com. (a) Data compiled by Pacific Life using the 2003 FORTUNE 500 (R) list. |
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