| Axel André |
Axel André is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. Prior to this, he was the Chief Financial Officer, Director & Executive VP at Jackson National Life Insurance Co. from 2020 to 2021. He also held the position of Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) from 2020 to 2021. Mr. André was previously the Chief Financial Officer-Individual Retirement at American International Group, Inc. Mr. André holds a doctorate degree from Harvard University and a graduate degree from Imperial College London. |
| James L. Hamalainen |
James L. Hamalainen is currently the Chief Investment Officer & Executive VP at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. He previously worked as the Vice President of Investments at RiverSource Investments LLC from 2008 to 2010. From 1991 to 2016, he held the position of Senior VP-Treasury & Investment Management at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. He also served as a Vice President of Investments at Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC. From 2016 to 2020, he was the Chief Risk Officer & Executive Vice President at Brighthouse Financial, Inc. Mr. Hamalainen obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota and the University of North Dakota. |
| Scott A. Samuelson |
Scott A. Samuelson's current job(s) include being the Controller-American Equity Insurance at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., a Member at The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a Member at Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. His former job(s) include being a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young LLP from 1995 to 2010, and a Senior Vice President-Accounting & Controller at American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. from 2012 to 2021. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa. |
| David S. Mulcahy |
David S. Mulcahy is currently the Non-Executive Chairman at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. and the Chairman at Monarch Materials Group, Inc. He is also the Chairman & President at Mabsco Capital, Inc. Additionally, he serves as the Lead Independent Director at Workiva, Inc. and as a Director at American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company of New York. Previously, Mr. Mulcahy held the position of Director at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. from 1996 to 2006. Prior to that, he was a Senior Tax Partner at Ernst & Young LLP from 1976 to 1994. Mr. Mulcahy obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa. |
| Phyllis Zanghi |
Phyllis Zanghi is currently the Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Executive VP at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. She previously worked as the Senior Vice President-Tax at Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. from 1998 to 2017, and as the Associate General Counsel & Head-Tax at Brighthouse Financial, Inc. from 2017 to 2020. Ms. Zanghi holds a graduate degree from New York University School of Law and St. John's University School of Law, and an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University-New Brunswick. |
| Nicholas P. Volpe |
Nicholas P. Volpe is currently the CTO & Executive Vice President at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. He previously worked as the Chief Information Officer-Individual Markets at Guardian Life Insurance Co. (Illinois). He obtained an undergraduate degree from Questrom School of Business. |
| Jeffrey David Lorenzen |
Mr. Jeffrey D. Lorenzen, CFA MBA, is a Chief Risk Officer & Executive Vice President at American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co., a Chief Risk Officer & Executive Vice President at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., an Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer at American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. and a Board Governor at CFA Institute. He is on the Board of Directors at Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa.
Prior Mr. Lorenzen was the President and Chief Investment Officer of WB Capital Management Inc. He also served on the board of directors for WB Capital Management, Inc. Prior to 2006, Mr. Lorenzen was President and Chief Investment Officer of Investors Management Group, where he spent 14 years in a variety of investment leadership positions. He started his career at Statesman as a high-yield credit analyst in 1989.
Mr. Lorenzen received his B.B.A. in finance from the University of Iowa and and M.B.A. from Drake University. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1993. |
| Kate Etinger |
Kate Etinger is currently working as the Chief People Officer & Executive Vice President at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. She is also serving as the First Senior Vice President & Head-Human Resources at Bank Leumi USA. |
| Anant Bhalla |
Anant Bhalla's career history includes several positions in the financial industry. He is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. Prior to this, he held various roles at different companies, including Senior Managing Director-Global Strategy at American International Group, Inc. from 2012 to 2014, Treasurer, Chief Risk Officer & Senior VP at Lincoln National Corp. from 2009 to 2011, and Chief Financial Officer-Retail & Senior VP at MetLife, Inc. from 2014 to 2016. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Brighthouse Financial, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. In 2019, he became a Partner at Bhalla Capital Partners LLC. Mr. Bhalla's education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Madras and an MBA from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research. |
| Douglas T. Healy |
Douglas T. Healy has held positions as an Independent Director at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. since 2020 and as Treasurer & Director at The Eagle Academy Foundation. |
| Brenda J. Cushing |
Brenda J. Cushing is an Independent Director at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. and a Member of the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. She is also the Chief Financial Officer at Athene Life Insurance Company of New York. Ms. Cushing has held several positions in the past, including Vice Chairman at Catholic Health Initiatives - Iowa Corp., Director at United Way of Central Iowa, Senior Vice President & Controller at AmerUs Group Co., and Chief Financial Officer at Aviva Plc. She was also the Chief Financial Officer at Aviva USA Corp., Athene Holding Ltd., and Athene USA Corp. Ms. Cushing received her undergraduate degree from Iowa State University. |
| Gerard D. Neugent |
Gerard D. Neugent is currently the Co-Chairman at Knapp Properties, Inc. since 2020 and an Independent Director at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. since 2010. Previously, he worked as a Director at United Way of Central Iowa. He completed his undergraduate degree at Marquette University and his graduate degree at Drake University Law School. |
| William R. Kunkel |
William R. Kunkel is an Independent Director at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. He previously worked as a Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 1984 to 2012. Additionally, he served as the General Counsel at Archdiocese of Chicago from 2016 to 2020. Mr. Kunkel holds a graduate degree from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree from Creighton University. |
| Joyce A. Chapman |
Joyce A. Chapman is an Independent Director at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. and a Director at Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. She was previously an Independent Director at West Bancorporation, Inc. and a Director at West Bank (West Des Moines, Iowa). Additionally, she served as a Director at Winefest Des Moines. |
| Robert Lee Howe |
Robert Lee Howe is an Independent Director at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. since 2021. He previously served as an Independent Director at EMC Insurance Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2018 and as a Director at EMC National Life Co. from 2003 to 2007. Prior to that, he was a Deputy Commissioner-Insurance Division at State of Iowa from 1964 to 2002. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Drake University. |
| Alan D. Matula |
Alan D. Matula is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Weber, Inc. and an Independent Director at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. He is also the Chief Information Officer at Shell International BV. Previously, he served as a Director at Airbiquity, Inc. and as the Chief Information Officer at Weber-Stephen Products LLC. From 2006 to 2015, he held the position of Chief Information Officer at Shell Plc. Mr. Matula holds an MBA from Houston Baptist University and an undergraduate degree from Indiana University, which he obtained in 1982. |
| Michael E. Hayes |
Michael E. Hayes is an Independent Director at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. and a Director at Immuta, Inc. He was previously the Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President at VMware, Inc. and the Chief of Staff at Bridgewater Associates LLC. Hayes received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts) and his graduate degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. |
