Pentegra Names Lance Kesterson Regional Senior Vice President

Issued by: Pentegra Retirement Services

Date: Apr. 9, 2018

Pentegra's TPA divisions in Blacklick, Ohio, Charlotte, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina will report to Kesterson, who will be based in Blacklick, Ohio.

Pentegra Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Michael Palmiere said, "Lance is an accomplished and talented industry professional and we are delighted to welcome him to the Pentegra team. He brings a unique combination of expertise in retirement plan administration and service, client relations, sales and project management to Pentegra."  

Prior to joining Pentegra, Kesterson served as Senior Vice President at United Retirement Plan Consultants, Inc., where he was responsible for directing and executing national sales and marketing strategies.  Previously, he served in numerous roles at Nationwide Insurance, including Vice President and Segment Chief Financial Officer, Retirement Plans, where he was responsible for all aspects of segment operating plans and financial results for public and private retirement plans; and Vice President, Plan Administration and Participant Service - Government Retirement Plans, and Officer - Project Management and Product Delivery.

Palmiere added, "I am confident that Lance will help us propel our TPA operations to the next level as we continue to expand our niche 3(16) fiduciary administrative capabilities and build even broader relationships with advisors and platform providers to gain greater market share."

Kesterson holds an MBA and B.S. in Finance and Accounting from The Ohio State University.

About Pentegra
Pentegra is a leading provider of retirement planning and fiduciary outsourcing solutions to organizations nationwide. Founded by the Federal Home Loan Bank System in 1943, Pentegra offers a broad array of qualified and non-qualified retirement plan solutions, TPA services and benefits financing solutions using BOLI. In addition, Pentegra, through Pentegra Investors, Inc., also serves the needs of institutional investors, offering investment outsourcing capabilities. For more information, go to www.pentegra.com.

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