Mutual of Omaha Chairman and CEO Dan Neary will retire as CEO in 2015, but retain his role as chairman of the board. 

James Blackledge has been appointed to the role of president and was named to succeed Neary as CEO upon his retirement. Blackledge most recently served as Mutual of Omaha's chief information/chief risk officer.

Neary was named chairman and CEO at the end of 2004. In a news release, the company said he led the company through its most successful decade in its 105-year history. 

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

Nick Thornton

Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.