MassMutual Expands Retirement Services Sales Organization

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- MassMutual's Retirement Services Division continues to grow its sales organization under the leadership of Hugh O'Toole, senior vice president of sales and client relationship management for MassMutual's Retirement Services Division. Daniel Darby, Alto, MI, is the most recent industry veteran to join the field sales team, effective July 27, 2009, as a managing director to support the company's aggressive growth strategy.

Dan Darby joined MassMutual in December 2008 as a regional non-profit market specialist in the Retirement Services Division after holding vice president positions with Morgan Stanley and Fidelity Institutional Retirement Services Co. With more than 20 years of sales experience, Mr. Darby has dedicated three quarters of his career to the retirement planning industry. As a managing director, Mr. Darby will be overseeing the Michigan, Indiana and Ohio regions. He can be reached at (616) 401-4301 or [email protected].

"MassMutual continues to strengthen its retirement services sales organization with highly-qualified retirement plan professionals," said O'Toole. "We look forward to tapping into our expanding sales team and their deep retirement industry knowledge to capitalize on the great momentum MassMutual is experiencing in the retirement services market."

For more information about MassMutual Retirement Services, please contact your MassMutual sales representative or call MassMutual at 1-866-444-2601.

About MassMutual

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has been serving retirement plans for more than 60 years. It offers a full range of products and services for corporate, union, nonprofit and governmental employers' defined benefit, defined contribution and nonqualified deferred compensation plans. It serves approximately one million participants.

Founded in 1851, MassMutual is a leading mutual life insurance company that is run for the benefit of its members and participating policyholders. The company has a long history of financial strength and strong performance, and although dividends are not guaranteed, MassMutual has paid dividends to eligible participating policyholders every year since the 1860s. With whole life insurance as its foundation, MassMutual provides products to help meet the financial needs of clients, such as life insurance, disability income insurance, long term care insurance, retirement/401(k) plan services, and annuities. In addition, the company's strong and growing network of financial professionals helps clients make good financial decisions for the long-term.

MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing name for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and its affiliated companies and sales representatives. MassMutual is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts and its major affiliates include: Babson Capital Management LLC; Baring Asset Management Limited; Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC; The First Mercantile Trust Company; MassMutual International LLC; MML Investors Services, Inc., member FINRA and SIPC; OppenheimerFunds, Inc.; and The MassMutual Trust Company, FSB.

For more information, visit massmutual.com.

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