T. Rowe Price Adds 3 in Insurance Business

Blayze Hanson

Chase Uhlein

Mark Rose
T. Rowe Price added Mark Rose as an insurance solutions strategist in its fixed-income division, while also adding Chase Uhlein and Blayze Hanson as senior insurance relationship managers in its Americas institutional business development team.
Rose will report to Steve Boothe, head of global investment grade fixed income and brings prior experience as chief investment officer at Argo Insurance Group, as well as from roles at Goldman Sachs. Uhlein, who will report to Ben Riley, head of insurance, joins from J.P. Morgan, where he was executive director of fixed-income insurance solutions. Hanson most recently served as vice president and insurance account manager at PIMCO.
MissionSquare Appoints Mike Reilly to Lead East Field Sales Team
MissionSquare named Mike Reilly as managing vice president of field sales, East, expanding its leadership team as it continues to grow its sales operations.
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Reilly will lead a team of nearly 50 associates focused on delivering a high-quality participant experience and ensuring customer satisfaction for the firm’s retirement plan customers. He will report to Arthur Flattich, head of field sales and relationship management.
Reilly joins MissionSquare with more than three decades of experience in the financial services industry, most recently serving as a regional vice president at Empower. He previously spent a decade at Mass Mutual as a national sales manager and has held roles in operations, RFP management and sales.
Douglass Winthrop Advisors Adds Wealth Management Veteran
Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC has appointed Keith Ardizzone as a senior managing director on its wealth management team. Based in New York, Ardizzone joins the SEC-registered investment adviser, which manages $6.3 billion in assets for individuals, families, trusts and endowments.
Prior to joining Douglass Winthrop, Ardizzone spent 17 years at Northern Trust Corp. as a senior managing director, leading a team that provided comprehensive wealth management services, including financial planning, wealth transfer and complex family governance. His career also includes 18 years at U.S. Trust as a managing director in the wealth management group advising high-net-worth clients and earlier work at PwC as a personal income tax associate.
Katten Adds Partner Meredith Sheldon O’Leary

Meredith Sheldon O’Leary
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP named Meredith Sheldon O’Leary as a partner in its employee benefits and executive compensation practice in Washington, D.C.
O’Leary, who has more than 20 years of experience at global law firms, advises management groups and public and private companies on employment, equity, incentive and deferred compensation programs, and employee benefits law issues. Her work includes guiding clients through executive leadership compensation strategies during mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and reorganizations.

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