NAIFA names Waters permanent CEO

Industry group for insurance and financial advisers gives acting CEO the job on a permanent basis
MAR 31, 2010
By  John Goff
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors today named Susan Waters its chief executive officer. Ms. Waters has been serving as the insurance agents' advocacy group's acting CEO since Dec. 22, replacing John Healy. Mr. Healy told NAIFA that he was leaving to pursue other opportunities, said NAIFA spokeswoman Lorri Ragan. Formerly the deputy CEO of NAIFA since October 2007, Ms. Waters once served as the president of Sextant Consulting, a firm that specialized in association governance. She's held leadership positions in a variety of associations, including as the CEO of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and executive director of the Massachusetts Bar Association. Ms. Waters has also been a licensed insurance broker and an executive vice president of an insurance agency.

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