National Life Group - National Life Group Appoints Chief Marketing Officer

Montpelier, Vermont (February 11, 2009) – Mehran Assadi, admiral and arch controlling administrator of National Life Group, has appear the adjustment of Vincent G. Vitiello as arch business administrator for National Life.
“I am actual aflame to accept Vince accompany our team,” said Assadi. “He is a acclimatized controlling who is awful admired throughout the industry. He brings to us about 30 years of administration and business acquaintance in two multi-national companies.”
“In his career Vince has been amenable for a lot of every aspect of the activity and accomplishment business, arch awful acknowledged efforts in marketing, branding, distribution, application and new artefact development,” said Assadi.
At National Life Group Vitiello will baby-sit the company’s career and absolute administration channels as able-bodied as all marketing. National Life Group, based in Montpelier, Vt., is a adapted ancestors of banking account companies that has auspiciously artificial a able character as a artefact innovator.
Vitiello comes to National Life from Allianz of America, area he served as arch business development administrator and arch business officer. Allianz of America is a captivation aggregation that oversees Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.
Before abutting Allianz Life in 2004, Vitiello was a chief carnality admiral at MetLife, area he captivated chief business and sales roles.
Vitiello is advised a arch ascendancy in the banking casework industry on business to the African-American, Hispanic and Asian bazaar segments. He has been accustomed by the Chinese American Insurance Association and the Korean American Insurance Association.
Vitiello is a Director of The INN, a non-profit, volunteer-based alignment that addresses the issues of ache and homelessness on Long Island through a arrangement of soup kitchens, emergency shelters and a abiding apartment program.
Vitiello accelerating from Manhattan College and acquired his MBA from Pace University in New York City.

About National Life Group
National Life Group is a adapted ancestors of banking account companies that has auspiciously artificial a able character as a artefact innovator. Companies in the accumulation action a absolute portfolio of activity insurance, accomplishment and investment* articles to advice individuals, families and businesses accompany their banking goals.
National Life, a Fortune 1000 company, serves added than 700,000 customers. With 2007 acquirement of $1.4 billion and net assets of $109 million, associates of National Life Group apply almost 900 employees, with a lot of amid at its home appointment in Montpelier, Vt. Group companies aswell advance offices in Dallas, New York, San Francisco, Boston and Wayne, PA.
The Group is fabricated up of its flagship company, National Life Insurance Company, founded in Montpelier, Vermont in 1848; Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas, and Sentinel Investments, Equity Services, Inc. and National Retirement Plan Advisors, all amid in Montpelier.

*Securities are offered alone through Registered Representative of Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, One National Life Drive, Montpelier, Vermont 05604, 802.229.3900. All companies referenced are affiliated.

National Life Group® is a barter name apery assorted affiliates, which action a array of banking account products. Sentinel Investments is the accumulation casting name for Sentinel Financial Services Company, Sentinel Asset Management, Inc., and Sentinel Administrative Services, Inc. Sentinel Funds are broadcast by Sentinel Financial Services Company, One National Life Drive, Montpelier, Vermont 05604, 800.233.4332.

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National Life Group
One National Life Drive
Montpelier, VT 05604
Contact: Chris Graff
802-229-3882