CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UnumProvident
Corporation (NYSE: UNM) today announced that Joseph M. Zubretsky has been
appointed senior executive vice president of Finance, Investments and
Corporate Development for the leading disability income protection insurance
provider.
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In this capacity, Zubretsky will have responsibility for the company's
financial operations and capital management, investment management operations,
enterprise risk management, and strategy development and planning. He will
report directly to Thomas R. Watjen, UnumProvident's chief executive officer,
and will be based at the company's Chattanooga headquarters.
"Joe is a very experienced financial and operating executive and an
outstanding leader," said Watjen. "We are very pleased to have him join our
company, and I know he will quickly become a valuable contributor to our
senior management team."
Zubretsky, 48, was president and chief executive officer of GAB Robins
Group, a global insurance services company, and a partner specializing in
insurance industry investments with Brera Capital Partners, a New York-based
private equity firm, since 1999. From 1997 to 1999 he was executive vice
president and chief financial officer of MassMutual Financial Group and, from
1996 to 1997, chief financial officer of Healthsource, Inc. Zubretsky was a
partner in the Insurance Industry Group of Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1990 to
1996. He holds a bachelor's degree from University of Hartford.
About UnumProvident
UnumProvident (UNM) is the largest provider of group and individual
disability income protection insurance in the United States and United
Kingdom. Through its subsidiaries, UnumProvident Corporation insures more than
25 million people and paid $5.9 billion in total benefits to customers in
2004. With primary offices in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Portland, Maine, the
company employs more than 12,000 people worldwide. For more information,
visit http://www.unumprovident.com .
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