Puget Sound Business Journal honors Washington State financial
leaders in eight categories
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2015--
Symetra, a national provider of employee benefits, annuities and life
insurance, today announced that the Puget Sound Business Journal
has named Margaret Meister one of its 2015 CFO of the Year honorees.
These annual awards recognize financial professionals in Washington
State for exceptional financial stewardship and corporate leadership
across eight categories, including nonprofit, private and public.
Selections are based on the prior year's company performance; the
executive’s contributions for economic growth within the organization;
and their leadership role in the larger business community. Ms. Meister
is the recipient of the 2015 CFO Leadership Award.
“Margaret Meister is a prime example of the modern, multi-faceted CFO,
whose role has evolved from a focus on managing a company’s financials
to leading key strategic aspects of a major multi-line corporation. She
is a rare talent who possesses an uncanny combination of financial
acumen, business judgment and outstanding leadership,” said Tom Marra,
president and CEO of Symetra Financial Corporation. “In 2014, Margaret’s
contributions to Symetra continued to span the breadth of the company
and were felt deep within an organization seeking to grow into a
national player in the insurance industry.”
Ms. Meister joined Symetra in May 1988 as an actuarial student. In
February 2006, she was appointed to her current position as executive
vice president and chief financial officer of Symetra Financial
Corporation and its insurance subsidiaries. Ms. Meister leads the
company’s financial operations and strategy, and serves as a liaison
between the company and its board of directors, shareholders, rating
agencies and analysts. She also serves as the chief risk officer,
principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of Symetra
and currently oversees Information Technology.
Ms. Meister holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Whitman College in Walla
Walla, Washington, and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. She
currently serves on the board of directors of the United Way of King
County.
This is the ninth year that the Puget Sound Business Journal has
honored the financial super-strategists of Washington companies and
organizations. Ms. Meister will be recognized along with the seven other
category winners at the 2015 CFO of the Year Awards dinner at the Grand
Hyatt in Seattle on June 4. For more information about the Puget
Sound Business Journal's 2015 CFO of the Year Awards, please visit http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/event/122981
About Symetra
Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE: SYA) is a diversified financial
services company based in Bellevue, Washington. In business since 1957,
Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through
a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and
independent agents and advisors. For more information, visit www.symetra.com.
Source: Symetra Financial Corporation
Symetra Financial Corporation
Diana McSweeney, 425-256-6167
diana.mcsweeney@symetra.com
