Allianz Life Promotes Three within Marketing Department

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) today named Dan Krueger as assistant vice president for Variable Annuity products and In Force Management, Karen Gemmill as assistant vice president for Fixed Index Annuities and Life Insurance products, and Lisa Hoene as assistant vice president of Market Management. All three positions are highly complex roles that directly influence the overall company strategy and results, including customer experience and intelligence, product differentiation and distribution segmentation.

“Dan, Karen and Lisa are instrumental in our ability to better understand our customers and provide retirement product solutions that meet their evolving needs,” said Allianz Life Chief Marketing Officer Nancy Jones. “As the retirement landscape continues to change, it is essential that we utilize their leadership and market knowledge to help people fund a more secure retirement.”

Dan Krueger
Krueger brings more than 20 years of expertise in product development, IT and project leadership in the insurance industry. He joined Allianz Life in 2004 and was most recently senior director of Product Innovation. In that role, he was responsible for leading the Product Innovation function for variable annuities and investment options, including the company's entry into the fee-based advisor channel in 2011. Krueger was also responsible for overall in-force product management in addition to overseeing the product development life cycle and all forms development for all product lines.

Krueger earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Wisconsin. He has FINRA Series 6 and 26 securities registrations and is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP).

Karen Gemmill
Gemmill brings more than 25 years of experience in product development, marketing and broker/dealer management to her new position. She joined Allianz Life early in 2011 as senior director of Product Innovation. In that role, she was responsible for leading the Product Innovation function for fixed annuity, fixed index annuity and life insurance products.

Gemmill earned her Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Wisconsin and also has a Master's of Business Administration Degree from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. Gemmill has her NASD Series 7, 63 and 24 securities licenses and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation.

Lisa Hoene
Hoene has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry including institutional retirement markets and senior leadership roles in marketing, customer experience and consumer education. She joined the company in January as senior director of Market Management, responsible for Customer Experience and Customer Intelligence. In that role, she initiated development of new programs that enable Allianz Life to be more effective in anticipating and serving customer and producer needs.

Hoene earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in english from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. and has FINRA Series 7, 63, and 24 securities registrations.

About Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, one of FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2012, has been keeping its promises since 1896. Today, it carries on that tradition, helping Americans achieve their retirement income and protection goals with a variety of annuities and life insurance products. As a leading provider of fixed index annuities, Allianz Life is part of Allianz SE, a global leader in the financial services industry with 150,000 employees worldwide. More than 75 million private and corporate customers rely on Allianz knowledge, global reach, and capital strength to help them make the most of financial opportunities.