PLANSPONSOR in Partnership with Whitmore Retirement Solutions Launches Women's Pension Exchange
GREENWICH, CT, September 29, 2005 -- PLANSPONSOR, the nation's leading information provider for the retirement plan community, along with Whitmore Retirement Solutions, is proud to announce the launch of the Women's Pension Exchange (WPE) as part of its ongoing commitment to providing information and resources to the plan sponsor community.
"The women involved in the Women's Pension Exchange are leaders of the retirement planning industry," says N. Quinn Keeler, Senior Vice President of Research at PLANSPONSOR, and member of the WPE Advisory Board. "The WPE will provide a common meeting ground for such women, bringing them together to gather information, share ideas and assess solutions specific to their organization's retirement plan needs."
The Women's Pension Exchange Kickoff Luncheon is planned for October 20 at the 21 Club in New York, NY, with keynote speaker Alexandra Lebenthal, President and CEO of Lebenthal & Co. Sponsoring this exclusive and exciting event are John Hancock Retirement Plan Services and T. Rowe Price, two leading retirement plan companies. John Hancock Retirement Plan Services has earned industry and consumer recognition for providing participant materials that are informative and easy to understand, offering a wide range of investment choices and delivering excellent service. T. Rowe Price is an investment management firm built on a heritage of integrity which offers individuals and institutions around the world an exceptional combination of investment management excellence, world-class service, and guidance.
"Today more and more women are at the forefront of pension and retirement plan management for American businesses. They are committed to providing programs that will enable employees to retire comfortably while meeting the unique needs of the companies they represent," says WPE Executive Director Peggy Whitmore, President, Whitmore Retirement Solutions. "Together, PLANSPONSOR and Whitmore Retirement Solutions combine their knowledge and experience to identify and implement workable solutions to meet these challenges."
Governing the organization is the Advisory Board, composed of:
- Quana C. Jew, Esq, an ERISA & employee benefits attorney, Arent Fox PLLC
- Stacy Isquith, Director of Global Benefits, Avon Products, Inc.
- Rebecca J. Kerchner, Executive Benefits, Charon Planning
- Barbara Delaney, President, Fundamental Foundations of America
- Deborah R. Macchia, Corporate Benefits, Hitachi America, Ltd.
- Karen Bartholow, Global Benefits, News Corporation
- Barbara Boigegrain, General Secretary of the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits at the United Methodist Church
- N. Quinn Keeler, Senior Vice President, Research & Surveys, PLANSPONSOR
- Peggy Whitmore (WPE Executive Director), President, Whitmore Retirement Solutions
Following the luncheon, the WPE will become a membership organization in January 2006 and will offer its members ongoing events including: webinars on topics such as successfully benchmarking your company retirement plan and current legislative updates, and seminars including a March 2006 half-day event offering members the benefit of participating in industry-specific roundtables, as well a variety of breakout sessions and other workshops. Each event will offer plan sponsors new insights and solutions that can help them tackle some of today's most pressing issues, including plan design, plan administration, employee participation challenges and fiduciary concerns.
About PLANSPONSOR
PLANSPONSOR magazine is the nation's leading authority on retirement issues and benefits programs. PLANSPONSOR.com provides comprehensive news and commerce services dedicated solely to helping employers and financial advisors navigate the complex world of retirement plans and benefit programs on behalf of their employees or clients. PLANSPONSOR's daily NewsDash reaches more than 37,000 industry professionals every business day, and PLANSPONSOR's AdvisorDash, launched in 2003, currently reaches more than 7,000 retirement plan advisors each week. In 2005, the PLANSPONSOR Institute unveiled its PLANSPONSOR Retirement Professional designation to recognize excellence among retirement plan servicing and sales professionals. For more information see http://www.plansponsor.com.
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