National Guardian Life Insurance Company is pleased to announce that our Board of Directors has approved the promotions of James Boll to Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel; David Puckett to Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer; Richard Wicka to Vice President, Associate General Counsel Regulatory and Risk.

NGL is pleased to announce the promotions of Cameron Black to Senior Vice President, Preneed Sales and Business Development and Andrea Rouleau to Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary.

Michelle Niemec has been promoted to Vice President, Controller at NGL. Niemec joined NGL in 2021 as Assistant Vice President, Accounting Policy and has been instrumental in determining the accounting treatment for the sale of various blocks of business over the last several years, as well as managing the relationship with NGL’s external auditors. She will oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, accounting policy, expense analysis and financial planning functions at NGL.

Jerie Olson has been promoted to Vice President, Operations at NGL. Olson started at NGL in 1999 and throughout her tenure at the company has worked with a variety of areas supporting our partners and policyholders. In her new role as Vice President, Operations, Olson joins NGL’s Senior Leadership Team as she leads the operations area and end-to-end processes to align with corporate strategies and provide exceptional customer service. 

We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Kaset and Judy Olson have been promoted to Vice President, Sales and Business Development. These promotions will further strengthen strategic partnerships and deepen relationships to enhance sales growth potential in the insurance marketplace.