Who is on the move in the employee benefits industry? Before weanswer that, take a look at these words attributed to GloriaSteinem: "Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose theexcitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form ofplanning."

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The first step to finding that great position is dreaming andimagining. So get going. Here's news of recent hires in theemployee benefits industry:

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MassMutual appointed JonathanMatta as regional managing director for the Midwest,responsible for sales and growth of the MassMutual Funds in thedefined contribution investment only (DCIO) marketplace. Beforejoining MassMutual, Matta was a sales director for Janus CapitalGroup.

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Meg Kelleher is now managing director atThe Collaborative, involved in businessdevelopment and delivery of the firm's proprietary services.Kelleher was a regional managing director for Fidelity Clearing& Custody Solutions (FCCS), a unit of Fidelity Investments.With more than 30 years of financial services experience, Meg hadnational responsibility for FCCS' Core Advisor Solutions group andthe Business Development Group, as well as retirement plan advisorclients.

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Michael Hall, CFA, has joined global assetmanager Russell Investments as managing director,Americas Institutional. Hall will lead a new specialist teamhelping large plan sponsors with defined contribution, definedbenefit and health care sector retirement plans. Before rejoiningRussell Investments, Hall was the West Division leader for TowersWatson Investment Services at Willis Towers Watson.

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Lori Troutman is now a counsel in the EmployeeBenefits and Executive Compensation practice of the Houston officeof Haynes and Boone, LLP. A former special counselat Baker Botts LLP, Troutman has advised clients for 24 years on awide range of matters, including design, implementation andmanagement of qualified DB and DC plans, and health and welfarebenefit plans.

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Woodbury Financial Services, a broker-dealerrepresenting more than 1,200 advisors across the country, todayannounced that Wisconsin-based investment advisory firm,Feucht Financial Group, selected to affiliate withWoodbury. This deal marks 74 registered representatives who havejoined Woodbury this year and more than 300 for Advisor Group.

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Insurance brokerage Assurance has hiredJack Groseclose as an employee benefits advisor,focusing on providing employee benefit solutions to theconstruction and technology industries, and government contractors.Groseclose will help clients stay compliant while structuringbenefit plans and alternative funding arrangements, and advise onfunding, Rx carve-outs, cost-saving plan designs, and more.

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Retirement planning and fiduciary outsourcing providerPentegra has appointed KeithCattaneo as a regional director for qualified retirementplan sales. Cattaneo has more than 20 years of experience in theretirement plan industry. Most recently, he was with NFP asproducer and business development lead. Previously, he was withGreat West Financial, as well as Lincoln Financial Group.

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DWC announced its newest partner,Jennifer Gibbs Swets, ERPA, QPA, QKA. Swets, aformer senior manager of retirement plan services at Dixon HughesGoodman LLP, brings over 15 years of retirement servicesexperience. Swets specializes in creative and innovative plandesign. DWC provides 401(k) plan compliance and definedbenefit and consulting services.

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Linda Delivorias is now a senior definedcontribution strategist at T. Rowe Price in its DCplan recordkeeping business. A DC industry thought leader,Delivorias consults on plan governance, plan design and fiduciarypolicy matters and partners across the business to enhance clientengagement. A former ERISA attorney, she was most recently apartner with Mercer in DC plans and financial wellness.

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