Lincoln Financial Group Names Jamie Ohl President of Its Retirement Plan Services Business

Business Wire

RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) today announced that Jamie Ohl has been named president of its Retirement Plan Services business, effective August 17, 2015. Ohl assumes the position from Mark Konen, president of Insurance and Retirement Solutions at Lincoln Financial Group, who served as interim head of the business since earlier this year. She will be based in Radnor, Pa. and will report to Konen, who leads Lincoln’s Life, Group Protection and Retirement Plan Services businesses.

“We are thrilled that Jamie has joined the Lincoln team,” said Konen. “With her deep knowledge of all aspects of the retirement plan services industry, Jamie is an ideal leader to help guide the business in ways that foster growth and innovation for our customers.”

Prior to joining Lincoln, Ohl served as a principal at Edward Jones, responsible for leading the broker-dealer’s strategic direction and product management for its retirement business, including retirement plans and individual retirement accounts. From 2012 to 2014 she was president of Tax-Exempt Markets at VOYA Financial, Inc. (previously ING U.S., Inc.) and from 2010 to 2012, Ohl was president of Wilshire Funds Management at Wilshire Associates Incorporated.

Throughout her career, she has also held leadership positions at The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. where she spearheaded the firm’s entry into the 403(b) market and led the growth of its 401(k) business. Ohl also spent 11 years at AIG VALIC and served as the senior vice president of Institutional Markets at the firm, in addition to retirement-related roles at Hewitt Associates.

Ohl is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist with the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and a Qualified Pension Administrator with the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries. She holds Series 6, 7, 24, 26 and 63 FINRA licenses. Ohl earned her master of business administration degree from the University of Nebraska and a bachelor of science degree in business management from Le Tourneau University.

About Lincoln Financial Group’s Retirement Plan Services

For more than 60 years, Lincoln Financial Group’s Retirement Plan Services (RPS) business has been helping savers boost their retirement readiness through employer-sponsored plans. Our distribution force of more than 400 professionals, including institutional and wholesale distribution channels and advisor-based sales teams, work to provide plan sponsors with retirement plans that not only meet the unique needs of their plan participants but also align with sponsors’ total rewards strategies and help recruit and retain top talent. RPS Retirement Consultants, available onsite, online and by phone, develop long-term one-on-one relationships with savers to help motivate them to take actions that lead to better retirement outcomes. RPS offers personalized services, solutions and education to help plan participants get to and through retirement. The business serves approximately 1.4 million participants through 22,000 plan sponsors with $55 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2015.

About Lincoln Financial Group

Lincoln Financial Group provides advice and solutions that help empower Americans to take charge of their financial lives with confidence and optimism. Today, more than 17 million customers trust our retirement, insurance and wealth protection expertise to help address their lifestyle, savings and income goals, as well as to guard against long-term care expenses. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. The company had $222 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2015. Learn more at: www.LincolnFinancial.com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter (@lincolnfingroup), LinkedIn and YouTube. To sign up for email alerts, please visit our Newsroom at http://newsroom.lfg.com.