GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Jan. 26, 2012 — Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company (Great-West) has appointed Sid Kotwal as assistant vice president, marketing strategy, it was announced today by Joe Greene, senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
In this new position Kotwal, who reports to Greene, will be responsible for competitive research, marketing analysis and benchmarking, branding, and product service positioning. He also will develop initiatives in the positioning, communications and messaging of Great-West products and services targeting financial advisers and insurance and retirement services clients.
"We're excited to have Sid as part of the Great-West marketing team," Greene said. "He brings significant marketing, product and project management, and strategic analysis experience from some of the financial services industry's strongest brands."
Kotwal most recently served as managing director, product marketing and management at Charles Schwab. Previously, he was a vice president of product management at MasterCard International and held positions in product marketing and strategy at American Express, Capital One and Salomon Smith Barney. Kotwal completed his Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and economics at Cornell University and an MBA in finance and strategic management at the Wharton School of Business.
About Great-West
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, headquartered in metro Denver, serves its customers through a range of group retirement savings products and services, individual retirement accounts, life insurance and annuities, and business-owned life insurance. It is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc. and "A Member of the Power Financial Corporation Group of Companies"®.
"A Member of the Power Financial Corporation Group of Companies" is the registered mark of Power Corporation of Canada.
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