Our Leadership

Innovative, accountable and experienced professionals working together to deliver results that make a difference in people’s lives.

Our management team has a decades-long track record of executing large-scale transactions and delivering insurance success.

Nicholas von Moltke

President & CEO

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Nicholas von Moltke

President & CEO

Nicholas von Moltke joined Prosperity as President and was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Prosperity and its subsidiaries in April 2019. Effective July 1, 2019, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Prosperity, Mr. von Moltke spent 15 years as a senior executive helping to build Global Atlantic. As a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, he oversaw the build-out of the platform and the execution of 10+ block reinsurance and M&A transactions, and through the spin-out into an independent company, he was named President and COO and led the effort to develop its retail sales capabilities. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Mr. von Moltke was President of GE Employers Reinsurance (“ERC”) US Life & Health business, after moving to the US from Europe, where he had been Managing Director of ERC’s EMEA business. He also spent time in Europe working as a management consultant. Mr. von Moltke has an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a BA from Middlebury College.

Deva Mishra

Chief Investment Officer

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Deva Mishra

Chief Investment Officer

Deva Mishra is the CIO of Prosperity’s underwriting companies, as well as CEO of Prosperity Asset Management. He joined Prosperity in July 2019 and has 17 years of experience in capital allocation, strategic M&A, and credit and structured products. Previously, Deva was the Deputy CIO of Global Atlantic Financial Group and former Vice President of Structured Products at Goldman Sachs.

Zachary Jones

Chief Financial Officer

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Zachary Jones

Chief Financial Officer

Zachary Jones is the CFO of Prosperity Life Group. He joined Prosperity in August 2019. He has over 23 years of insurance, financial, and accounting experience. Previously, Zac was SVP, CFO International Athene Holding Ltd. for Athora Holding (Athene Europe), former SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Athene Holding, and the former CFO ING Annuity Division.

Scott Silverman

General Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Reinsurance and Managing Director, Prosperity Services Ltd., and Prosperity Life Assurance Limited (Bermuda)

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Scott Silverman

General Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Reinsurance and Managing Director, Prosperity Services Ltd., and Prosperity Life Assurance Limited (Bermuda)

Scott Silverman is General Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Reinsurance and Managing Director, Prosperity Services Ltd, and Prosperity Life Assurance Limited (Bermuda). He joined Prosperity in July 2019 and has over 35 years of experience in legal, regulatory, insurance M&A, and business roles. Previously, Scott was General Counsel and Secretary of Global Atlantic Re, Vice President of the Goldman Sachs Reinsurance Group, and former Of Counsel of the Eversheds Sutherland law firm.

Ann-Kelley Winn

General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer

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Ann-Kelley Winn

General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer

Ann-Kelley Winn is General Counsel of Prosperity Life Insurance Group & its subsidiaries. She joined Prosperity in 2014 as the Deputy General Counsel for Shenandoah Life. Previously, she was General Counsel for a Roanoke-based vision tech start-up and spent over ten years with Covington & Burling in Washington, DC as part of its Commercial Litigation group focused on the insurance sector.

Subodh Kesri

Head of M&A, Reinsurance & Corporate Development

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Subodh Kesri

Head of M&A, Reinsurance & Corporate Development

Subodh Kesri is Head, M&A, Reinsurance, and Corporate Development of Prosperity Life Group. He joined Prosperity in January 2015. He has 15 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and business development. Previously, Subodh was SVP of Black Diamond Capital Partners, an insurance-focused private equity fund. Subodh is a CFA Charterholder and an Associate of the Society of Actuaries.

Kathleen Redgate

Chief Operations Officer

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Kathleen Redgate

Chief Operations Officer

Kathleen Redgate is Chief Operations Officer of Prosperity Life Group. She joined in January 2022. She has 22 years of experience in business acquisition and integration, transformation initiatives, and insurance operations. Previously, Kathleen was Chief Operating Officer Global Atlantic Financial Group, as well as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs. Kathleen also serves as a Non-Executive Director for American Enterprise Group.

Dan Farrelly

SVP, Head of Annuity Distribution

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Dan Farrelly

SVP, Head of Annuity Distribution

Dan Farrelly is SVP, Head of Annuity Distribution, of Prosperity Life Group. He joined in March 2023 and has 20 years of experience in insurance sales and business development, bank and broker-dealer distribution. Previously, Dan was SVP, Head of Bank & BD Channels at F&G, RVP, Bank Channel at Athene, and VP at Fidelity & Guaranty Life and AXA Distributors.

Jack Heller

SVP, Life Insurance

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Jack Heller

SVP, Life Insurance

Jack Heller is SVP, Life Insurance of Prosperity Life Group. He has over 35 years of experience in insurance and joined Prosperity in July 2016. Previously, Jack was VP Business Development at Core Benefits Group and SVP at Healthmarkets.

Laura Kane

Head of Human Capital

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Laura Kane

Head of Human Capital

Laura Kane is Head of Human Capital of Prosperity Life Group. She joined in March 2020 and has 20 years of experience in executive development, diversity and inclusion, and talent management. Previously, Laura was SVP and Executive Director at HSBC, Société Générale and Barclays.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our board members are successful industry leaders in insurance, regulatory matters, investment, and M&A.

Bruce W. Schnitzer

Chairman

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Bruce W. Schnitzer

Chairman

Bruce W. Schnitzer is the Chairman of the Prosperity Board of Directors. He was appointed as a member in October 2019, and elected Chairman in August 2020. He has been a successful private equity investor since 1985 and Chairman of Wand Partners, a private equity firm specialized in insurance and other specialty financial services, since 1987. From 1977 to 1985, Mr. Schnitzer was a senior executive with Marsh & McLennan, where he served as President and CEO of Marsh, Inc. (the world-wide insurance broker) and as Chief Financial Officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE-MMC). Prior to joining Marsh & McLennan, Mr. Schnitzer was a Vice President and head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company (J.P. Morgan) — 1967-76.

Mr. Schnitzer is a director of several other private companies in which Wand is involved. He also serves on several non-profit boards, including as Chairman of The Institute of Human Origins, a Director of The Litchfield Land Trust, and the Scherr-Thoss Charitable Foundation. Mr. Schnitzer graduated from the University of Texas, Austin (B.B.A. and M.B.A.).

Nicholas von Moltke

President & CEO

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Nicholas von Moltke

President & CEO

Nicholas von Moltke joined Prosperity as President and appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Prosperity and its subsidiaries in April 2019. Effective July 1, 2019, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Prosperity, Mr. von Moltke spent 15 years as a senior executive helping to build Global Atlantic. As a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, he oversaw the build-out of the platform and the execution of 10+ block reinsurance and M&A transactions, and through the spin-out into an independent company, he was named President and COO and led the effort to develop its retail sales capabilities. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Mr. von Moltke was President of GE Employers Reinsurance (“ERC”) US Life & Health business, after moving to the US from Europe, where he had been Managing Director of ERC’s EMEA business. He also spent time in Europe working as a management consultant. Mr. von Moltke has an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a BA from Middlebury College.

Will Beshears

Director

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Will Beshears

Director

Will Beshears is a member of the Prosperity Board of Directors and was appointed in January 2019. He is an Associate Portfolio Manager with Elliott Management based in New York. Prior to joining Elliott, Mr. Beshears worked at the private equity firm Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts (KKR) and in the investment banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. He holds a B.S., magna cum laude, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mark Cicirelli

Director

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Mark Cicirelli

Director

Mark Cicirelli is a member of the Prosperity Board of Directors. He was elected Chairman in January 2019, and appointed as a member in August 2020. Mr. Cicirelli is a Portfolio Manager and US Head of Insurance at Elliott Management, a NY-based investment firm, which he joined in 2005. Previously he worked at TH Lee Putnam Ventures, a private equity fund, and at J.P. Morgan & Company. Mr. Cicirelli graduated from Dartmouth College with an AB in government and economics, and from Harvard University with an MBA. He also serves on the boards of Opus Bank, Aeolus Capital Management, Triple Flag Mining Finance, and Bernoulli Health, and the boards of the All-Stars Project and West Side Montessori School, both New York based non-profits.

Anne Melissa Dowling

Director

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Anne Melissa Dowling

Director

Anne Melissa Dowling is a member of the Prosperity Board of Directors and was appointed in 2017. She is an accomplished insurance industry executive with significant private sector, public sector service, and board experience. She has also served at a high level in state government positions. In 2015, she was recruited by newly elected Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner as the state’s Director of Insurance. She led highly successful regulatory innovations, developing and delivering creative solutions to an ever-expanding set of dynamics driven by technology, globalization, and a historically low interest rate environment. Prior to serving in Illinois, Ms. Dowling was appointed as Connecticut’s Deputy Commissioner of Insurance by newly elected Governor Malloy’s administration in 2011. Her portfolio included virtually every domestic regulatory issue effecting the insurance industry. Over three years, she led successful initiatives in such diverse areas as healthcare, financial services, and consumer outreach. In 2014, she was Connecticut’s Acting Commissioner of Insurance, leaving the post in 2015. Ms. Dowling had a highly successful career in domestic and international insurance investment and operating divisions, which included executive roles with Massachusetts Mutual (MMG), Aetna, and Travelers. She grew the Institutional Insurance Division of MMG from startup to $13 billion in assets under management. Prior to that, she was Chief Investment Officer at Connecticut Mutual. Ms. Dowling is an Advisory Board Member for the North American Connected Insurance Observatory, (a think tank formed in 2016 and dedicated to engaging the insurance industry and innovation leaders around automated vehicles). For a period of five years, she served as Director of Spectranetics Corporation (Nasdaq, SPNC) on its Audit, Executive, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance committees. She has also served on several non-profit and educational boards of trustees including The Hartford Public Library (President), Amherst College, The University of Connecticut Foundation, and Miss Porter’s School, amongst others. She currently serves on the board of directors for Aix Capital (AXS), HealthOme, Keystone Agency Advisors, and most recently, as Senior Advisor to Bain Capital Insurance and Carpe Data. Ms. Dowling is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a graduate of Amherst College and the Columbia University School of Business.

Cindy L. Forbes

Director

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Cindy L. Forbes

Director

Cindy Forbes was appointed to the Prosperity Board of Directors in 2022. She is also on the Board of Prosperity Life Assurance Limited (PLAL), our Bermuda affiliate, and is Chair of PLAL’s Risk Committee. She recently completed a six-year term as Chair of the University of Waterloo Board of Directors.

Ms. Forbes joined Manulife Financial in 1980 and progressed to executive-level international roles during her career there. In 2020, she retired as their Global Chief Marketing and Chief Analytics Officer; prior leadership roles include Global Chief Actuary, and Chief Financial Officer of Asia. Ms. Forbes is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries. She holds an Honours B.Math from the University of Waterloo.

Jose Montemayor

Director

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Jose Montemayor

Director

Jose Montemayor is a member of the Prosperity Board of Directors and was appointed in January 2019. He has over twenty-five years of experience in all aspects of insurance regulation, operations, and Insurance M&A, including six years as the gubernatorial appointed Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Texas. Mr. Montemayor was instrumental in creating protocols for the early identification and intervention of companies at risk of insolvency, which have been credited with dozens of successful company rehabilitation interventions. Mr. Montemayor is currently a Director of CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE: CNA), Old American Capital Corporation, and Old American County Mutual Insurance Company, Glacier Insurance Company, Prosperity Life Insurance Group LLC, Shenandoah Life Insurance Company, SBLI USA Life Insurance Company, Inc., Seton HealthCare Family (member of Ascension Health), the Seton Healthcare Plan. Mr. Montemayor is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Texas Society of CPAs, the AICPA, and the Society of Financial Examiners. He is a graduate of St. Edwards University (BA Management) and holds advanced degrees in Management (MA Management) from Webster University, Logistics (MS Logistics) from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and Accounting (MAccy) from Texas State University.

John Struck

Director

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John Struck

Director

John Struck is a member of the Prosperity Board of Directors and was appointed in January 2019. He has been a Managing Director of Wand Partners since he joined the firm in 1995. Prior to this, Mr. Struck held several leadership positions including Chief Financial officer and Director for Heller Financial as well as Director at Prudential Bache Securities in the Corporate Finance division. He began his career in 1974 at the General Electric Company, where he served in a variety of financial and management positions in the US and abroad.