American International Group's SunAmerica Financial Group unit is reorganizing to consolidate and expand its distribution channels.
It has named Stephen A. Maginn to head the unit that oversees retail distribution and a former Goldman Sachs executive, Jonathan Novak to head a new unit that will seek growth in institutional markets.
Among the other new hires in the retail distribution division will be Michael Treske, who joins SunAmerica from John Hancock, which has recently announced it was restructuring its annuity operations to reduce potential risk from the "living benefits" component of VAs.
Treske had headed annuity distribution at John Hancock since January of 2010.
Also joining will be top sales officials from Invesco and Protective Life.
Jay Wintrob, president and CEO of SunAmerica Financial Group, announced the changes.
Among other changes, Wintrob named Mary Jane Fortin chief financial officer of SunAmerica Financial Group. Fortin has served since 2009 as President and CEO of American General Life Companies.
James A. Mallon, currently president of American General Life and Accident Insurance Company, will succeed Fortin as president and CEO of American General Life Companies.
Maginn joined SunAmerica in 2008, and most recently served as chief distribution officer for SunAmerica Retirement Markets and SunAmerica Mutual Funds, where he oversaw strong growth in both variable annuity and mutual fund sales.