MassMutual CEO to helm retirement

She will replace Fred Castellani, who will retire at the end of February, ending a 12-year career with the firm.
JAN 08, 2008
By  Bloomberg
Elaine Sarsynski, chairman and chief executive of MassMutual International LLC, will also become head of the retirement services division. She will replace Fred Castellani, who will retire at the end of February, ending a 12-year career with the Springfield, Mass.-based carrier. For the last seven years, he’s led the division, which offers products and services for defined benefit, contribution and non qualified deferred compensation plans on the corporate, union and non profit level. Currently, Ms. Sarsynski oversees international insurance operations, including MasMutual’s subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan.

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