Jay Kaduson to join Voya Financial as CEO of Workplace Solutions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA) announced today that Jay Kaduson, an experienced financial services executive, will join the company on Jan. 16, 2025, as chief executive officer (CEO) of Workplace Solutions. Kaduson will oversee all aspects of the Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions businesses, including the execution of the company's workplace strategy. He will report to Heather Lavallee, chief executive officer of Voya Financial, and will join the company's Executive Committee.

"We are delighted to welcome Jay to Voya," said Lavallee. "He has deep industry operating experience and a track record of achieving profitable growth and fostering strategic partnerships. With his ability to drive innovation, nurture talent, and enhance customer experience, he is the right person to lead Workplace Solutions into its next chapter of growth as a comprehensive and integrated workplace benefits provider. We know Jay's strengths well from his role as a strategic advisor to Voya over the years, and he will be a tremendous asset to our team as a colleague as we continue to execute and refine our workplace strategy."

Kaduson has over 26 years of leadership experience in the financial services industry, most recently at global consulting firm PwC, which serves Fortune Global 500 companies. At PwC, Kaduson led the firm's growth business along with oversight of the insurance, retirement, and wealth practices, including acting as lead client partner for Voya. In his roles at PwC, Kaduson has also spent time focused on building high-performing teams with individuals from within the firm and across the industry to enhance performance and provide a focus on risk management, asset management, value creation and technology.

Prior to PwC, Kaduson spent 16 years at MetLife, where his deep experience across group benefits, wealth, retirement, retail, and asset management businesses provided him with a global perspective on business transformation and employee solutions. Kaduson ultimately served as MetLife's global head of enterprise relationship management, where he successfully established and maintained strong partnerships with key financial institutions and service providers.

"With its purpose-driven strategy and disciplined focus on profitable growth, joining Voya was an easy decision, and one I am very excited about," said Kaduson. "Having worked with the Voya leadership team over the past several years as a strategic advisor, I have seen their commitment to addressing health and wealth needs in the workplace. My hands-on experience with workplace benefits businesses and years of market intelligence have given me great insight into the importance of earning trust and recognition from employers through innovation and service. I look forward to contributing to the team's continued success."

Voya's Workplace Solutions business provides workplace benefits and savings products, technologies and solutions through the firm's Wealth Solutions and Health Solutions businesses. Reporting to Kaduson will be Amy Vaillancourt, president of Wealth Solutions, Andrew Frend, president, Health Solutions, as well as Courtney Kunzelmann, chief marketing officer, Workplace Solutions.

Kaduson holds a Bachelor of Arts from Muhlenberg College and a Juris Doctor from New England School of Law.

As an industry leader focused on the delivery of benefits, savings, and investment solutions to and through the workplace, Voya is committed to its purpose of, together, fighting for everyone's opportunity for a better financial future.

About Voya Financial^®

Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA) is a leading health, wealth and investment company with approximately 9,000 employees who are focused on achieving Voya's aspirational vision: "Clearing your path to financial confidence and a more fulfilling life." Through products, solutions and technologies, Voya helps its 15.2 million individual, workplace and institutional clients become well planned, well invested and well protected. Benefitfocus, a Voya company and a leading benefits administration provider, extends the reach of Voya's workplace benefits and savings offerings by engaging directly with more than 12 million employees in the U.S. Certified as a "Great Place to Work" by the Great Place to Work^® Institute, Voya is purpose-driven and committed to conducting business in a way that is economically, ethically, socially and environmentally responsible. Voya has earned recognition as: one of the World's Most Ethical Companies^® by Ethisphere; a member of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; and a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" on the Disability Equality Index. For more information, visit voya.com. Follow Voya Financial on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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