Hartford, Conn., USA - June 9, 2015, Hartford, Conn., USA - The Phoenix Companies, a financial company, announced four management promotions in its product and operations division.
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Joleen Speight has been promoted to vice president, Enterprise Services.
Ms. Speight joined Phoenix in 1993 in the mutual fund services division and has worked in investments marketing and business development, insurance product delivery and finance program management.
Most recently, she was second vice president, Enterprise Services, and prior to that served as strategic program manager, Corporate Finance, and chief of staff, Life and Annuity.
Ms. Speight is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and holds a Master of Science in Management from The American College.
Matthew Heaphy, FSA, MPhoenix Companies, has been promoted to second vice president and actuary
Mr. Heaphy joined Phoenix in 2007 as an actuarial student after serving as an actuarial summer intern in 2005 and 2006. He has worked in annuity hedging and product development. Most recently, he led the co-development of a proprietary indexed account offered on Phoenix’s fixed indexed annuities.
Mr. Heaphy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Actuarial Science from the University of Connecticut. He earned the FSA (Fellow of the Society of Actuaries) designation in 2011 and is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Craig Michaud, FSA, has been promoted to second vice president and actuary.
Mr. Michaud joined Phoenix in 2005 as an actuarial student and has worked in valuation and annuity pricing. Previously, he had worked in the robotics division for Meritage Manufacturing Solutions in both a sales and engineering capacity.
Mr. Michaud holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He earned the FSA designation in 2013 and is a member of the Society of Actuaries.
Nancy Turner has been promoted to second vice president, Life & Annuity Agent Services and Life New Business.
Ms. Turner joined Phoenix in 2008 as an assistant vice president overseeing Distribution Administration. Most recently, she added responsibility for the Life New Business organization and made key process improvements to better position the company in the middle market. ■