STEPHEN POSTON
** *********** ******* **, *** Woodlands, TX 77382 /713-***-**** /*********@*******.***
SUMMARY AND PROFILE
Senior Financial Services Executive with more than 30 years of experience in the Insurance and Banking Industry. Managed the daily business activities of a $50 billion Insurance Subsidiary for 10 years. Managed through the 2008 Financial Crisis.
Skills
Leadership/communication skills Exceptional interpersonal skills Market research and analysis
Client account management Performance management New product delivery
Product development Budgeting expertise Customer-oriented
Self-motivated
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Woodlands, TX
Self-Employed Financial Services Industry Consultant
07/2016 - Present
Offer consulting advise to Consulting Companies on Leadership, Financial Markets and Products, Product Management, Marketing and Crisis Management
AIG - Western National Life Houston, TX
Chief Operating Officer /Chief Administrative Officer Western National Life
09/2005 - 12/2015
Reporting to the President and CEO, responsible for managing the day to day business activities of AIG’s Individual Fixed Annuity Subsidiary with assets over $50 billion. Responsibilities included overseeing product design, development, and pricing, managing implementation, third party asset managers, proprietary product relationships and annual budgeting. Acted as the chief interface with distribution, account management, actuary, legal, operations and internal asset management. Interfaced with all levels of AIG Executive Management.
Senior EVP National Account Manager
01/2000 - 09/2005
Responsibilities included managing all of AIG & fixed annuity proprietary and retail product relationships and a team of 4 Account Managers. Additional responsibilities included product management, design, development, implementation and pricing, managing third party asset management relationships, annual budgeting, the Broker/Dealer channel and a team of 10 internal wholesalers.
VP National Sales Manager
01/1997 - 01/2000
Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer responsible for managing a team of 10 external and 5 internal wholesalers as well as managing our proprietary product relationships. Activities included new hiring, sales and product training, budgeting and marketing. Also involved with product development and pricing.
FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK - CAL FED BANK /San Francisco, CA
EVP Product, Marketing and Sales
06/1986 - 12/1996
Responsible for managing investment and insurance product relationships, new product approval, and marketing
EDUCATION AND OTHERS
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts: Economics