ING U.S.’s Retirement business has hired Jamie Ohl as presidentof tax-exempt markets for the company’s institutional retirementoperations, effective Oct. 1.

The Tax-Exempt Markets team helps Americans prepare forretirement through employer-sponsored 403(b) and 457 savings plansin the healthcare, education, government and non-profit sectors.Ohl will be responsible for all aspects of the business, includingdeveloping and executing strategic direction and maximizing growthpotential and profitability.

Ohl previously served as president of Wilshire Funds Management,the global investment management business unit of WilshireAssociates. There, she was responsible for guiding the company’sstrategic investment, operations and growth efforts. Before that,Ohl served as head of the Retirement Division for The HartfordFinancial Services Group where she led that company’s entry intothe 403(b) market. Ohl has also served in various management andconsulting roles at VALIC and Hewitt Associates.

Ohl received her bachelor’s in business management fromLeTourneau University in Texas and her MBA from the University ofNebraska. She is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist, aQualified Pension Administrator, a member of the American Societyof Pension Professionals & Actuaries and holds Series 6, 7, 26and 63 registrations.

Ohl will be based in ING U.S.’s Windsor, Conn., office and willreport to Maliz Beams, chief executive officer of ING U.S.Retirement.