Cheryl Kingsfield Neal has joined Kemper Corporation as president of Kemper's life business.
In a statement, the company said that Ms. Neal reports to Mark Green, president of Kemper's life and health division, and is based at Kemper's life headquarters in St. Louis.
“Cheryl is a seasoned life insurance industry executive with extensive experience in developing and executing strategic plans to drive profitable growth,” said Mr. Green. “Her demonstrated success in transformational leadership and building a results-oriented culture will be of immense value to Kemper in driving enhanced performance in our life division.”
Ms. Neal joined Kemper from Foresters Financial, where she held roles including president of the North American life and annuity division and global chief strategy and marketing officer. Prior to that, she held multiple roles at Liberty Mutual Insurance including executive vice president and general manager of Liberty Mutual's benefits business, and president of Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston.
Ms. Neal also had experience with HSBC Insurance Services, Wells Fargo, and Discover Card. She received a B.A. in marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Ms. Neal succeeded Michael Plazony, who left the organization to pursue other opportunities, the company said.
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