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2009 SOA Board of Directors Elections Results
At the close of several weeks of voting, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) today announces that Donald J. Segal was elected President of the Society for the 2010-2011 term. Segal will serve as President-Elect during the association's 2009-2010 year and will begin his presidential duties at the SOA's annual meeting to be held in October 2010 in New York, New York.
Segal works as a vice-president at JP Morgan Compensation and Benefit Strategies in New York. He was a previous vice-president of the SOA, the American Academy of Actuaries and the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (CCA). Segal has been an actuary for more than 40 years and has received lifetime achievement awards from both the SOA and the CCA. His primary area of practice is retirement systems.
As the SOA's 62nd president, Donald J. Segal intends to work towards expanding the SOA's research capability by providing rapid-response research to support public policymakers and others, strengthening inter-organizational ties with the other North American actuarial organizations through even more cooperative endeavors and shared infrastructure, highlighting the fine work of members of the profession and improving communications with members.
Vote totals for the four President-Elect candidates are provided below appearing as ordered on the ballot.
| Mary J. Bahna-Nolan, FSA, MAAA |
1,319 |
24.2% |
| Nancy A. Behrens, FSA, MAAA |
707 |
13.0% |
| Donald J. Segal, FSA, FCA, MAAA, EA |
2,871 |
52.7% |
| Judy L. Strachan, FSA, MAAA, FCA |
554 |
10.2% |
Besides the selection of a new President-Elect, SOA eligible voters also chose three new Vice-Presidents and six new Board members.
New SOA Board of Directors Vice-Presidents (two-year term) elected include:
- Tonya Bowman Manning, FSA, MAAA, EA, FCA
- Sim Segal, FSA, CERA, MAAA
- Mark Freedman, FSA, MAAA
Vote totals for the Vice-President candidates are provided below appearing as ordered on the ballot.
| Gail A. Hall, FSA, MAAA, CLU |
1,718 |
32.7% |
| Tonya Bowman Manning, FSA, MAAA, EA, FCA |
2,837 |
54.0% |
| Francis P. Sabatini, FSA, CERA, MAAA |
1,766 |
33.6% |
| Sim Segal, FSA, CERA, MAAA |
2,284 |
43.5% |
| Mark J. Freedman, FSA, MAAA |
2,134 |
40.6% |
| Abraham S. Gootzeit, FSA, MAAA, CLU, ChFC |
1,854 |
35.3% |
New SOA Board of Directors members (three-year term) elected include:
- Jeffrey A. Beckley, FSA, MAAA
- C. Ian Genno, FSA, FCIA
- Jennifer L. Gillespie, FSA, MAAA
- Valerie A. Paganelli, FSA, EA, MAAA, BBA
- Ronald L. Poon-Affat, FSA, FIA, MAAA, CFA
- Jim Toole, FSA, CERA, MAAA
Additional communication will be distributed later announcing the new choice of Section Council members. This year marks the first time 5-year ASAs voted for the Board of Directors.
About the Society of Actuaries
The SOA is an educational, research and professional organization dedicated to serving the public and its 20,000 members. The SOA's vision is for actuaries to be the leading professionals in the measurement and management of risk. The SOA's mission is to advance actuarial knowledge and to enhance the ability of actuaries to provide expert advice and relevant solutions for financial, business and societal problems involving uncertain future events.
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