Venerable Appoints Tax Leader

PR Newswire

WEST CHESTER, Pa., Oct. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Venerable today announced the appointment of Glenn Black as Vice President, Head of Tax. In this role, Black will report to David Wiland, Chief Financial Officer, and be responsible for developing and implementing the company's tax strategies, oversight and management of all income tax returns, tax accounting, and reporting. He will be based in West Chester, PA.

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Black has significant background in tax practices for financial services organizations and most recently served as Assistant Vice President of Tax for Unum Group in Chattanooga, TN. In this role, Black was responsible for tax planning and mergers and acquisition support, including acquisition of a foreign life insurance company and leading a team to analyze and identify necessary reforms due to the Tax Cuts and Job Acts of 2017. Prior to Unum, Black held various tax leadership positions at Symetra, TIAA and ING. Black holds a Master of Accountancy and Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Management from Southern Illinois University.

"Glenn's extensive background in financial services tax compliance and planning, as well as M&A analysis will be a great benefit to our organization," said David Wiland, Chief Financial Officer for Venerable. "His leadership will be critical to the establishment of our tax function."

About Venerable
Venerable is a privately held company with business operations based in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Des Moines, Iowa. Venerable owns and manages the legacy variable annuity business acquired from Voya Financial, Inc. Created by an investor group led by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC, Crestview Partners, and Reverence Capital Partners, Venerable is an emerging business with well-established, strategic investors, experienced in successfully building and growing insurance businesses with patient, long-term capital. For more information, please visit www.venerableannuity.com.