Northwestern Mutual has promoted six of the company's employees.
The Milwaukee-based life insurer is promoting three people who are involved with investments, and three who are involved with insurance products.
The company is putting Ron Joelson in a newly created position, president of Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company. Joelson has been the company's chief investment officer.
Northwestern is also promoting:
Jeff Lueken to chief investment officer, from the leader of Northwestern Mutual Capital, a team that manages $60 billion of investments in private bonds and private stocks.
Dan Julka to leader of Northwestern Mutual Capital. Julka has been part of a team that handles private debt and private stock transactions.
David Simbro to vice president-risk products, from head of risk products. The risk products business oversees the life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care insurance and annuity product lines.
Kamilah Williams-Kemp to head of risk products, from leader of the underwriting department.
Deborah Schultz to head of underwriting department, from head of the financial management department.
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