Executive Team

 
Mr. Harris has held his current position since 1982, when he was Chairman of Peoples Life Insurance Company. He was named Chairman and CEO of ManhattanLife Assurance Company in 1993; Chairman, CEO and President of Christian Mutual Insurance Company in 1996; Chairman and CEO of The Manhattan Life Insurance Company in 2000; Chairman of Western United Life Assurance Company in 2013; and became the Chairman of Standard Life and Casualty Insurance Company in 2020. Under his leadership, the companies of Manhattan Life Group have achieved consistent growth by developing a significant reinsurance facility, building a quality portfolio of products and providing personal customer service. Mr. Harris holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas, Austin.

 
Mr. George began his career with the companies of Manhattan Life Group in 1986. During an eight-year management training rotation he was named Vice President. He managed the Company's investment portfolio for two years. He has served as President since 1997. Mr. George earned his BA in Economics from the University of Houston. He is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute, a Chartered Life Underwriter, a Chartered Financial Consultant, a Certified Financial Planner, and an Associate of the Academy of Life Underwriters. In 2000, he earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

 
Mr. McGettigan joined the Companies as general counsel in 2000. Prior to that, he was an attorney at the law firm of Winstead, Sechrest and Minick. From 1992 through 1997 he was an attorney at two firms, Weil, Gothsal and Manges and McGettigan, Gill and Hargas. From 1985 through 1992 Mr. McGettigan worked in the banking sector as the vice president, real estate for First Interstate Bank of Texas. He earned his BBA, Finance, from the University of Texas, Austin, and his JD from the University of Houston Law Center. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

 
Ms. Blakey joined the Companies in 2004 and has been in the Health Insurance Industry for more than 20 years. Prior to joining ManhattanLife, she was an Independent Consultant for over 8 years and worked for ten years with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma in various capacities. Ms. Blakey has attained the designation of Associate, Life Management Institute (ALMI).

 
Mr. Lamb joined the Companies in his present position in 2000. He worked for the prior six years as senior vice president and controller at American General Annuity Insurance Company. He has also held financial reporting positions with American General and Great Southern Life Insurance Company and controllerships with American General and Philadelphia American Life Insurance Company. Mr. Lamb earned his BS in accounting and finance from the Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

 
Mr. Hayden joined the Companies in 2010 and was appointed to his present position in August, 2011. Prior to joining the companies of Manhattan Life Group, Mr. Hayden was an Assistant Vice President at Sun Life Financial, with primary oversight of its Professional Insurance Company individual voluntary unit. Mr. Hayden began his career in the insurance industry in 1996 with Connecticut-based Phoenix Home Life and has a multi-faceted background including Sales, Marketing, Operations and Distribution Management. A Colorado native, Mr. Hayden graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

 
Mr. Robson joined the Companies in 2018 as Vice President of Sales for the Voluntary Benefits division. He was promoted to Chief Sales Officer in November, 2019. Prior to joining ManhattanLife, he held various senior leadership positions with ING, National Financial Partners, The Boon Group and Humana. Mr. Robson is a graduate of North Carolina State University.

 
Ms. Moro joined the Companies in 2003. Prior to joining the company, she was portfolio manager at Kanaly Trust Company. She was also with American General and its subsidiary Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company for over 15 years where she was vice president and held various positions in portfolio management and trading. She earned her BBA in finance from Delta State University and her MBA in finance from The University of St. Thomas. She is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research and has attained the designation of Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI).

 
Mr. Harris joined the Companies in 2011. Prior to becoming CIO, Mr. Harris headed up the Companies data analytics endeavors, and assumed various operational roles within the Medicare Supplement Department. Mr. Harris earned his BA in General Business from the University of St. Thomas, and his MS in Business Analytics from New York University. He is also an Associate of the Life Management Institute.

 
Ms. Harris joined the Companies in 2014 as a fixed income analyst in the Investments department. She held various roles including fixed income trader, portfolio manager, and VP of Investments, where she oversaw the transition of asset management in house from Goldman Sachs. In 2019, she became VP of Product Development. Ms. Harris earned her BS in International Relations and Economics from Southern Methodist University.

 
Mr. Parsons joined the Companies in 1996 as a director of Information Technology. Before coming on board, Mr. Parsons held the position of Assistant Vice President over Information Systems with Houston-based Charter Bank for 12 years. More than 30 years of his experience has been spent on both financial and insurance business acquisitions. David has also been responsible for the design and implementation of mainline and web-based systems.

 
Mr. Bay joined the Companies in early 2011. Prior to joining, he served as president of a web development and consulting firm that was ranked top ten by the Houston Business Journal and co-founded a patent pending POS advertising and revenue platform. Bill has been developing interactive large-scale, high-performing websites and web-based applications since the mid-nineties having worked for global corporations like Invesco and Cameron and has attained the designation of Associate, Life Management Institute (ALMI).

 
Mr. Puzzo joined Western United Life as an Annuity Regional Sales Director in 2003. He was promoted to Vice President of Sales in 2014 and as of January 2017 is now the President. Prior to joining the Company he spent from 1993 to 2002 with ING ReliaStar (formerly Northern Life Insurance Company) where he held various senior marketing positions in their annuity division. Marc is a graduate of Washington State University and is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA). He has also attained his Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) designation from The American College and is currently serving as a member on the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s Life & Disability Agent/Broker Advisory Committee.

Mr. Piercey joined Manhattan Life Group in 2020. Prior to this he worked in various positions at Standard Life And Casualty, serving as President since 2002. At Standard Life, his experience has included product design, market development, and operations. Prior to Standard Life, Brad worked in investment banking. He holds an MBA from Brigham Young University and a Bachelors in Management from the University of Utah.

 
Mr. DeMuesy joined the Companies in 2018 as Vice President of Worksite Voluntary Operations and was promoted to President at the beginning of 2019. Ryan brings 10 plus years of industry experience to the position. Prior to joining the ManhattanLife, he held various leadership positions at Humana Insurance. Ryan graduated with a Bachelor degree in Finance at Walsh University and a Masters degree in Business Administration at Malone College.