Allianz Life Promotes Matt Gray to VP, Market Management, Product Innovation

Top Actuary Joins Marketing Division

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) named Matt Gray as the new vice president, Market Management and Product innovation (MMPI). In this role, Gray will be responsible for several key initiatives for Allianz Life, including product strategy and development, customer experience, and customer intelligence. Gray will also lead Allianz Life’s competitive intelligence, market research, segmentation, and analytics that help inform company strategies.

“Product innovation is a critical function at Allianz Life, and Matt has been an integral part of developing some of our most successful products,” said Allianz Life Chief Marketing Officer Nancy Jones. “We’re thrilled to bring his leadership and actuarial expertise to the Marketing division.”

Gray has spent his entire professional career as an actuary with Allianz Life, starting with the company as an intern in 1998. Most recently, Gray served as assistant vice president for the actuarial group, collaborating across the company in the development of new Allianz Life products including the Allianz ProV1 Annuity^SM, the Simple Income III Rider on the MasterDex X^® Annuity, the Allianz 360^SM Annuity, and the Allianz 365i^SM Annuity. During his time with Allianz Life, Gray was part of the team that developed the Allianz Life dynamic hedging platform, assisted Allianz Korea in developing a fixed index annuity, and consecutively led actuarial product development for variable and then fixed index annuities.

Gray holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and holds a Series 7 securities registration.

About Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, one of FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2012, has been keeping its promises since 1896. Today, it carries on that tradition, helping Americans achieve their retirement income and protection goals with a variety of annuities and life insurance products. As a leading provider of fixed index annuities, Allianz Life is part of Allianz SE, a global leader in the financial services industry with 150,000 employees worldwide. More than 75 million private and corporate customers rely on Allianz knowledge, global reach, and capital strength to help them make the most of financial opportunities.

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