Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America named Janelle Walter as the new director of life insurance sales in the Marketing division. Walter will be responsible for the development and execution of life insurance marketing strategies to drive life insurance sales. She will also lead the collaboration among multiple divisions directing the strategic vision for all life insurance product marketing programs.

Walter has spent her entire professional career with Allianz Life, starting with the company in 2002 as an internal wholesaler in sales. Most recently, she was the life insurance marketing manager where she led the development of marketing collateral and strategic planning. In her 10 years with Allianz Life, Walter also held a role as a principal marketing analyst working with cross-functional teams to build marketing campaigns and as a marketing communications specialist.

Walter received a bachelor's degree in marketing at Montana State University in Billings. She also earned a master's degree in strategic communication management from Concordia University in Saint Paul, Minn. Walter holds a Minnesota Life and Health license.