MassMutual Retirement Services Strengthens West Coast and Taft-Hartley Sales Teams

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has increased field sales coverage across its West Coast and Taft-Hartley markets as follows:

Doug Ambrose joined MassMutual as managing director on November 3 from Principal Financial Group where he most recently served as vice president of retirement plan sales. Mr. Ambrose brings more than 21 years of retirement industry experience to his new role at MassMutual. He is responsible for third-party distribution and career agency sales in northern California and northern Nevada. Mr. Ambrose, who reports to Tanya Jones, division sales manager for MassMutual's Western region, is based in Walnut Creek, Calif. and can be reached at (925) 979-2342 or dambrose@massmutual.com.

Evan Gray has been appointed managing director, East Coast Taft-Hartley sales, effective November 19. Mr. Gray has been with MassMutual since 2001 and has held a number of key sales positions with increasing responsibility throughout his tenure. His appointment follows several other recently announced additions to MassMutual's Taft-Hartley support team. Mr. Gray reports to Tom Cremona, division sales manager, Northeast region, who oversees all Taft-Hartley sales for MassMutual's Retirement Services Division. Mr. Gray is based in MassMutual's Boston office and can be reached at (617) 761-3425 or egray@massmutual.com.

"These new appointments underscore MassMutual's commitment to support our growing businesses in the Western region and in the Taft-Hartley market," says Hugh O'Toole, senior vice president and head of national sales and distribution for MassMutual's Retirement Services Division. "MassMutual has an outstanding field organization with the in-depth experience necessary to support our own growth and that of the advisors and TPAs with whom we do business."

For more information about MassMutual retirement services, please contact your retirement plan advisor or call MassMutual at (888) 626-4911.

About MassMutual

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has been serving retirement plans for more than 60 years. It offers a full range of products and services for corporate, union, nonprofit and governmental employers' defined benefit, defined contribution and nonqualified deferred compensation plans. It serves approximately one million participants.

MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing name for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and its affiliated companies and sales representatives. MassMutual and its subsidiaries had more than $500 billion in assets under management at year-end 2007. Assets under management include assets and certain external investment funds managed by MassMutual's subsidiaries.

Founded in 1851, MassMutual is a mutually owned financial protection, accumulation and income management company headquartered in Springfield, Mass. MassMutual's major affiliates include: OppenheimerFunds, Inc.; Babson Capital Management LLC; Baring Asset Management Limited; Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC; The First Mercantile Trust Company; MML Investors Services, Inc., member FINRA and SIPC (www.finra.org and www.sipc.org); MassMutual International LLC and The MassMutual Trust Company, FSB. MassMutual is on the Internet at www.massmutual.com.

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Contact: Lisa Reilly

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