Society of Actuaries Names Craig Reynolds as President-Elect

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Sep 11, 2014, 03:19 ET

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Sept. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society of Actuaries (SOA) announced the results of its member voting, with Craig W. Reynolds, FSA, MAAA, selected as President of the SOA for the 2015-2016 term. Reynolds will serve as President-Elect during the association's 2014-2015 year.

Based in Seattle, Reynolds is a principal and consulting actuary at Milliman Inc., where he has worked for more than 25 years. He previously worked at Farmers New World Life Insurance and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1984, with a degree in Mathematics.

He has held several volunteer positions at the SOA Board level, including serving on the Research Executive Committee, International Committee, Finance Committee and Issues Advisory Council. He has also served as Secretary of the SOA Financial Reporting Section Council, as a member of the Centers for Actuarial Excellence (CAE) Grants Committee, and as Chair of the Valuation Actuary Symposium.

"As a long-time SOA volunteer, I am honored to have been elected as SOA President-Elect, and I will do my best to help advance the actuarial profession," said Reynolds. "My focus will be to work cooperatively with the other actuarial organizations to make our profession stronger. I look forward to helping to expand opportunities for actuaries, to maintain the value of our prestigious credentials, and to attract the best and the brightest students to our global profession."

Reynolds will begin his duties as the 67^th SOA President at the SOA's 2015 Annual Meeting and Exhibit. The SOA also announced the elected Vice-Presidents: Susan E. Pantely, FSA, MAAA; Susan R. Sames, FSA, MAAA; and Jim Toole, FSA, MAAA, CERA. Errol Cramer, FSA, MAAA, will serve as President of the SOA for the 2014-2015 term.

About the Society of Actuaries
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) is an educational, research and professional organization dedicated to serving the public, its members and its candidates. 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. The SOA's vision is for actuaries to be the leading professionals in the measurement and management of risk. Visit http://www.SOA.org.

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