Northwestern Mutual Appoints Courtney Reynolds to Vice President of Communications and Corporate Affairs

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May 08, 2017, 09:01 ET

MILWAUKEE, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern Mutual today announced the appointment of Courtney Reynolds to vice president – communications and corporate affairs. Effective May 8, 2017, Reynolds will assume her new title and responsibilities to advance the company's external and internal communications strategy.

Reynolds joined Northwestern Mutual in August 2015 as vice president – corporate communications, leading teams responsible for media and public relations, strategic communications, issues management, corporate engagement and creative solutions.

Prior to Northwestern Mutual, she served as director of communications at Exelis Inc. (now Harris Corporation), a Fortune 500 aerospace, homeland security and defense company. She has more than two decades of corporate and agency experience spanning multiple industries. Along with overseeing internal and external communications, she has held senior strategic planning and business development roles for global B2C and B2B companies.

Reynolds holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in French from the University of Virginia as well as an Executive Master of Business Administration from Stevens Institute of Technology. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and an active member of Public Relations Society of America, serving as a past chair of the Corporate Communications Section, and as a Future Leader within the Arthur W. Page Society.

About Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for 160 years. Our financial representatives build relationships with clients through a distinctive planning approach that integrates risk management with wealth accumulation, preservation and distribution. With $250.4 billion in assets, $28.2 billion in revenues, and more than $1.6 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.4 million people who rely on us for insurance and investment solutions, including life, disability income and long-term care insurance; annuities; trust services; mutual funds; and investment advisory products and services. Northwestern Mutual ranks 100 on the 2016 FORTUNE 500, and is recognized by FORTUNE® as one of the "World's Most Admired" life insurance companies in 2016.

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Northwestern Mutual and its subsidiaries offer a comprehensive approach to financial security solutions including: life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, annuities, life insurance with long-term care benefits, investment products, and advisory products and services. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (securities), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company (NMWMC) (fiduciary and fee-based financial planning services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance).

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