Forato named to new global marketing role at Unum; three executives take on new positions in Finance

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Unum UNM has appointed Marco Forato in the new role of senior vice president for global growth strategy. In addition, Steve Mitchell has been named chief financial officer for Unum's U.S. businesses, Steve Zabel is the new president of the U.S. closed block operations, and Matt Royal has been promoted to chief risk officer for Unum Group.

In his new role, Forato will work closely with Unum's senior leadership team to identify and pursue new markets and business channels in the U.S. and the U.K. Prior to his promotion, Forato was chief marketing officer for Unum UK. He is based at the company's offices in Dorking, Surrey.

Based in Portland, Maine, Mitchell will oversee the capital structure and financing of Unum's U.S. businesses. Mitchell has been with Unum for nearly 30 years and has held leadership positions across the company. Most recently, he was president of Unum's closed block operations.

As the new president of Unum's closed block operations, Zabel will oversee the business division that includes long term care and individual disability policies that Unum no longer sells but continues to support. Before joining Unum in 2013 as senior vice president and chief risk officer, Zabel held leadership roles at Genworth in its long term care, finance and audit business areas.

As chief risk officer for Unum Group, Royal will be responsible for assessing and mitigating risk factors across the company. Royal joined Unum in 2013 as chief auditor. Previously he worked at KPMG and Marsh, where he managed audit and insurance advisory services.

Zabel and Royal work at the corporate headquarters in Chattanooga.

ABOUT UNUM

Unum Group (www.unum.com) is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United States and the United Kingdom. Its primary businesses are Unum US, Colonial Life and Unum UK. Unum's portfolio includes disability, life, accident and critical illness coverage, which help protect millions of working people and their families in the event of an illness or injury. The company reported revenues of $10.35 billion in 2013, and provided $6.5 billion in benefits last year.

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