CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Unum (NYSE:UNM) has appointed Marco Forato in the new role of senior
vice president for global growth strategy. In addition, Steve Mitchell
has been named chief financial officer for Unum’s U.S. businesses, Steve
Zabel is the new president of the U.S. closed block operations, and Matt
Royal has been promoted to chief risk officer for Unum Group.
In his new role, Forato will work closely with Unum’s senior leadership
team to identify and pursue new markets and business channels in the
U.S. and the U.K. Prior to his promotion, Forato was chief marketing
officer for Unum UK. He is based at the company’s offices in Dorking,
Surrey.
Based in Portland, Maine, Mitchell will oversee the capital structure
and financing of Unum’s U.S. businesses. Mitchell has been with Unum for
nearly 30 years and has held leadership positions across the company.
Most recently, he was president of Unum’s closed block operations.
As the new president of Unum’s closed block operations, Zabel will
oversee the business division that includes long term care and
individual disability policies that Unum no longer sells but continues
to support. Before joining Unum in 2013 as senior vice president and
chief risk officer, Zabel held leadership roles at Genworth in its long
term care, finance and audit business areas.
As chief risk officer for Unum Group, Royal will be responsible for
assessing and mitigating risk factors across the company. Royal joined
Unum in 2013 as chief auditor. Previously he worked at KPMG and Marsh,
where he managed audit and insurance advisory services.
Zabel and Royal work at the corporate headquarters in Chattanooga.
ABOUT UNUM
Unum Group (www.unum.com)
is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United
States and the United Kingdom. Its primary businesses are Unum US,
Colonial Life and Unum UK. Unum’s portfolio includes disability, life,
accident and critical illness coverage, which help protect millions of
working people and their families in the event of an illness or injury.
The company reported revenues of $10.35 billion in 2013, and provided
$6.5 billion in benefits last year.
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