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Jeffrey T. Becker has served as chief executive officer of our Investment Management business since
October 2009. Mr. Becker has been employed by the Company and its predecessor since 1998, serving in
increasingly responsible positions, including vice chairman, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of
the Investment Management business. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Becker was chief credit officer for
Aetna’s Real Estate Investment Group. Prior to joining Aetna in 1994, Mr. Becker was a senior manager in
Arthur Andersen’s financial consulting practice. Mr. Becker earned a B.A. in economics from Colgate University
and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Bridget M. Healy has served as executive vice president and chief legal officer of the Company since July
2007 and prior to 2012, also served in the same capacity for ING Group’s non-banking operations in the
Americas. In this role, Ms. Healy is responsible for the law, government affairs, compliance and corporate
responsibility functions for the Company. Ms. Healy joined Voya Financial, Inc. from The Travelers Companies,
Inc., where she was senior vice president and group general counsel from 2005 to 2007. Prior to Travelers, from
1995 to 2003 she served in positions of increasing responsibility at Becton, Dickinson and Company, ultimately
serving as its general counsel and corporate secretary from 2000-2003. In addition, she previously was a partner
in the law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan from 1992 to 1995 and practiced law in the United States and in
Europe with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP from 1982 to 1991. Ms. Healy received her J.D., magna cum laude,
from the Georgetown University Law Center and is a graduate of Brown University, with an honors degree in
International Relations and French Studies. Ms. Healy is the past Chairman of the Life Insurance Council of
New York (LICONY).
Chetlur S. Ragavan has served as executive vice president and chief risk officer of the Company since
January 2014. Prior to assuming this role, Mr. Ragavan served as the chief risk officer of Investment
Management since April 2008. In this role, Mr. Ragavan was responsible for an integrated, company-wide
platform that covers investment, operational and business risk management. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Ragavan served as Managing Director, co-head of the Portfolio Analytics Group for Blackrock Solutions
following its merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in October 2006. He began his career at Merrill
Lynch in 1980 and has held a number of senior investment and risk management positions within its various
subsidiaries. Mr. Ragavan has a B.B.A. in management science from Madurai University and an M.B.A. in
finance from the University of Madras, both in India. He also holds an M.S. in computer science from the
New Jersey Institute of Technology and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst®designation.
Kevin D. Silva has served as executive vice president and chief human resources officer of the Company
since February 2012. Prior to his current position, from 2009 to 2012, he served as chief human resources officer
at Argo Group International, a global, publicly traded specialty insurance company. Prior to joining Argo,
Mr. Silva spent more than 13 years (1996-2009) at MBIA Insurance Corporation where he served as chief
administrative officer responsible for the human resources, communications, corporate administration,
governmental relations, information resources, facilities, telecommunications, and records-management
functions. Mr. Silva has also served in senior human resources leadership roles with Merrill Lynch (1993-1995),
MasterCard International (1989-1993), and Pepsi Cola Company (1979-1989). Mr. Silva earned a bachelor’s
degree in Communications from St. John’s University and a master’s degree in Psychology from New York
University.
Michael S. Smith has served as Chief Executive Officer of our Insurance Solutions and Closed Block
Variable Annuity business since January 2014. Prior to assuming this role, Mr. Smith served as the executive
vice president and chief risk officer of the Company since May 2012. In this role, Mr. Smith was responsible for
overseeing the enterprise-wide and business-level risk monitoring and management program for the Company. In
addition to his risk management role, he provided management oversight of our CBVA segment. Mr. Smith
joined the Company in May 2009 first as chief financial officer and chief insurance risk officer of the annuity
business and subsequently as chief executive officer of Annuity Manufacturing. Prior to joining the Company,
from 1988 to 2009, Mr. Smith was employed by Lincoln Financial Group (“LNC”) where he held several
positions, including head of Profitability and Risk Management for Retirement Solutions at LNC, chief actuarial
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