Lincoln Financial Group Names John Morriss Senior Vice President and Head of Fixed Income

RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Lincoln Financial Group LNC has announced that John Morriss joined the company as senior vice president and head of Fixed Income, effective today. He reports directly to Ellen Cooper, executive vice president and chief investment officer.

In his role, Morriss is responsible for oversight of Lincoln's public fixed income investment portfolio, including investment strategy, asset allocation, manager selection, portfolio management and fixed income analytics.

"I am thrilled to welcome John to Lincoln's investment team. He is a highly-accomplished fixed income investment professional with broad and extensive experience in asset management, including insurance, credit research, investment process and risk management," Cooper said. "I am confident that John's track record of strategic leadership and strong execution will bring significant value to the company and our clients."

Morriss has spent the majority of his 25-year career at TIAA, where he was most recently head of Fixed Income Research. Other areas of responsibility during his tenure included Structured Finance Research; International Investment Grade Credit Research; High Yield Research and Portfolio Management; and Financial Institutions Credit Research.

Morriss graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's degree in History. He also earned a master's degree in Finance from the New York University Stern School of Business.

About Lincoln Financial Group

Lincoln Financial Group provides advice and solutions that help empower Americans to take charge of their financial lives with confidence and optimism. Today, more than 17 million customers trust our retirement, insurance and wealth protection expertise to help address their lifestyle, savings and income goals, as well as to guard against long-term care expenses. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation LNC and its affiliates. The company had $220 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2016. Learn more at: www.LincolnFinancial.com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. To sign up for email alerts, please visit our Newsroom at http://newsroom.lfg.com.

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