MassMutual Retirement Services Strengthens Focus in South/Central Region

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MassMutual's Retirement Services Division is pleased to welcome a new senior relationship manager and a managing director to its sales and client management organization led by Hugh O'Toole, increasing the company's support for retirement plan customers in the South/Central region.

Ann Kutrow has rejoined MassMutual's Retirement Services Division as senior relationship manager, effective March 5. Based in Washington D.C., Ms. Kutrow serves on the south/central region client management team and is working with retirement plan advisors in the mid-market. She comes to MassMutual from The Meltzer Group, where she served as director of retirement plan consulting, a position she held since 2004. Ms. Kutrow first joined MassMutual's Retirement Services Division in 2000 as a communications specialist. In this role, Ms. Kutrow reports to Brian Barrett, assistant vice president for MassMutual's Retirement Services Division.

Garrett Carlough has been promoted to managing director with MassMutual's Retirement Services Division, effective March 1. In this role, Mr. Carlough is responsible for business development and sales support of MassMutual's third-party and dedicated distribution channels in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Prior to joining MassMutual in 2011 as sales director, he spent nearly six years with Principal Financial Group. Mr. Carlough will be based in Washington D.C. and reports to Michael Reilly, divisional sales manager for MassMutual's Retirement Services Division.

"These two talented and driven industry professionals bring a wealth of experience to MassMutual's sales and client management team," says Hugh O'Toole, senior vice president of sales and client management for MassMutual's Retirement Services Division. "We look forward to their contributions in serving retirement plan advisors and sponsors throughout the South/Central region of the country," adds O'Toole.

For more information about MassMutual Retirement Services, please contact your retirement plan advisor or call MassMutual at 1-866-444-2601.

About MassMutual

MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing name for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) [of which Retirement Services is a division] and its affiliated companies and sales representatives. MassMutual is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts and its major affiliates include: Babson Capital Management LLC; Baring Asset Management Limited; Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC; The First Mercantile Trust Company; MassMutual International LLC; MML Investors Services, LLC, Member FINRA and SIPC; OppenheimerFunds, Inc.; and The MassMutual Trust Company, FSB.

Founded in 1851, MassMutual is a leading mutual life insurance company that is run for the benefit of its members and participating policyholders. The company has a long history of financial strength and strong performance, and although dividends are not guaranteed, MassMutual has paid dividends to eligible participating policyholders every year since the 1860s. With whole life insurance as its foundation, MassMutual provides products to help meet the financial needs of clients, such as life insurance, disability income insurance, long term care insurance, retirement/401(k) plan services, and annuities. In addition, the company's strong and growing network of financial professionals helps clients make good financial decisions for the long-term.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has been serving retirement plans for 65 years. It offers a full range of products and services for corporate, union, nonprofit and governmental employers' defined benefit, defined contribution and nonqualified deferred compensation plans. It serves approximately 1.4 million participants.

For more information, visit www.massmutual.com or "Like" MassMutual on Facebook and Facebook.com/retiresmart.

Copyright ©2012 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and affiliates, Springfield, MA 01111-0001. All rights reserved.

Contact: Jessica Barry
413-744-8334
[email protected]

SOURCE MassMutual Retirement Services

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