OneAmerica promotes Vicki Yamasaki to chief risk officer
Contact:
Beth King, APR, Media Relations Manager, (317) 285-4168 or beth.king@oneamerica.com
Indianapolis (June 26, 2009) – The senior managers at OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc. are pleased to announce the promotion of Vicki Yamasaki to the position of chief risk officer, effective July 1, 2009.
Yamasaki has served as OneAmerica’s vice president of strategic planning since 2004. Previously, Yamasaki served as a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in the Global Risk Management Practice where she served clients nationally.
“Vicki is uniquely qualified for the role of chief risk officer,” said Dayton Molendorp, OneAmerica’s chairman, president and CEO. “Her strong background in finance, deep understanding of the organization through her work in strategic planning and thorough understanding of risk theory and practice makes her an ideal leader to take our risk management practices to the next level.”
Yamasaki will report to Chief Financial Officer Scott Davison and will assume leadership over OneAmerica’s current risk management program that has been evaluated favorably by industry rating agencies. OneAmerica’s continued growth necessitated an evaluation of its approach to risk management with the goal of further strengthening disciplines and evolving practices to support its more complex business.
“The importance of Enterprise Risk Management goes hand in hand with our organization's long-term focus of serving and protecting our policyholders,” Yamasaki said. “I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with the Enterprise Risk Committee in building upon OneAmerica's very strong risk culture by advancing the organization's measurement and reporting capabilities. OneAmerica is known for doing what is in the best interest of its customers and these actions reinforce this fact."
As chief risk officer, Yamasaki will chair OneAmerica’s Enterprise Risk Committee, coordinate enterprise risk management activities, develop improved risk reporting systems and provide thought leadership in the area of risk management. Additionally, she will ensure that risks are appropriately measured, aggregated and managed within the enterprise.
About OneAmerica
OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc., is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN. The companies of OneAmerica® can trace their solid foundations back more than 130 years in the insurance and financial services marketplace.
OneAmerica’s nationwide network of companies offers a variety of products to serve the financial needs of their policyholders and other clients. These products include retirement plans, products and services; individual life insurance, annuities, long-term care solutions and employee benefits. The goal of OneAmerica is to blend the strengths of each company to achieve greater collective results.
The products of the OneAmerica companies are distributed through a network of employees, agents, brokers and other distribution sources that are committed to increasing value to our policyholders by helping them plan to meet their financial goals.
We deliver on our promises when customers need us most.
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