Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Natixis Global Associates Appoints Tracey Flaherty

Natixis Global Associates announced that it has hired a seasoned veteran to spearhead retirement efforts aimed at the financial advisor marketplace. Tracey Flaherty has been appointed senior vice president of retirement strategy and will oversee NGA’s retirement offerings, including refining the firm’s overall strategy in the marketplace and overseeing the development of related product offerings. She will report to Sharon Wratchford, executive vice president, global distribution administration and operations. Flaherty is an 18-year veteran of Fidelity Investments. She left as an executive vice president and had varied responsibilities during her tenure there, including overseeing the firm’s 401K rollover and employee stock plan businesses and active trader and online brokerage strategies. She also held various marketing and product responsibilities across Fidelity’s retail and institutional mutual fund divisions. Most recently, Flaherty was a marketing executive for Bank of America’s premier and small business division and served as managing director, consumer products at FleetBoston Financial.-Business Wire