Newly-created role will drive business priorities
Melissa Kivett has been named senior vice president and Business
Strategy Officer for Prudential
Annuities, a business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU).
In this newly-created role, Kivett will lead the overall development of
business strategy, reporting to Lori Fouche, president of Prudential
Annuities. She will join Prudential Annuities senior leadership team.
“As we embark on a more holistic approach to strategy, planning and
execution, Melissa will apply her extensive career experiences in
building innovative and customer-focused growth platforms to her new
position in Prudential Annuities," Fouche said.
Prior to joining Prudential, Kivett served as senior vice president,
Business Development and Strategy, for Assurant, the New York-based
specialty insurer. In this role she led the development of strategy for
a diverse mix of insurance businesses as well as non-insurance
technology and services businesses. She also served as senior vice
president, Investor Relations for Assurant, overseeing the company’s
initial public offering. Kivett also oversaw Branding, Marketing and
Communications at Fortis, Inc., Assurant’s predecessor. She was a member
of Assurant’s Leadership Council and European Board of Directors.
Kivett holds an MBA from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree
from the University of Massachusetts. She is a member of Columbia Women
in Business and the Financial Women’s Association.
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU), a financial services leader, has
operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
Prudential’s diverse and talented employees are committed to helping
individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth
through a variety of products and services, including life insurance,
annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds and investment
management. In the U.S., Prudential’s iconic Rock symbol has stood for
strength, stability, expertise and innovation for more than a century.
For more information, please visit http://www.news.prudential.com.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, N.J., and its
affiliates.
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