Transamerica Retirement Services Names New Central Regional Vice President

William Paluch to oversee sales and distribution throughout central Ohio

LOS ANGELES--()--Transamerica Retirement Services today announced the hiring of William Paluch as regional vice president in the company’s Central Region. He will be responsible for all sales and distribution activities in the central Ohio territory. Mr. Paluch will be based in Columbus, Ohio, and will report to Daniel Long, division vice president for the region.

“Bill is a talented retirement sales leader with strong industry experience in this key territory,” said Jason Crane, senior vice president and national sales director for Transamerica Retirement Services. “We’re excited to bring Bill onto the Transamerica team. With his valuable knowledge and experience, we look forward to continuing to build a strong presence in the region under his management and guidance.”

Mr. Paluch has over a decade of professional experience specializing in retirement plan sales. Most recently, Mr. Paluch served as a regional sales director for First Mercantile where he was responsible for generating qualified sales and building relationships with advisors, third party administrators, broker-dealers and independent channels in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Paluch holds FINRA Series 6 and Life licenses. He received his bachelor of arts from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.

About Transamerica Retirement Services

Transamerica Retirement Services Corporation (“Transamerica” or “Transamerica Retirement Services”), which is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, designs customized retirement plan solutions to meet the unique needs of small- to mid-sized businesses. Transamerica and its affiliates have more than 15,5001 retirement plans totaling more than $19.5 billion1 in assets. For more information about Transamerica, please refer to www.TA-Retirement.com.

1 As of December 31, 2010.

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Contacts

Transamerica Retirement Services
Christie Jackson, 415-222-9944
christie.jackson@edelman.com
or
Michael Altfest, 415-222-9944
michael.altfest@edelman.com

Contacts

Transamerica Retirement Services
Christie Jackson, 415-222-9944
christie.jackson@edelman.com
or
Michael Altfest, 415-222-9944
michael.altfest@edelman.com