MassMutual Financial Group has named Bradley Lucido as its new chief compliance officer. Mr Lucido will succeed senior vice president and chief compliance officer Margaret Sperry upon her retirement on July 1, 2008, after 27 years with the company.
Mr Lucido is currently a vice president and associate general counsel responsible for all regulatory matters at MassMutual’s investment management affiliate Babson Capital Management. He now joins Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) as a senior vice president with responsibility for oversight of ethics, compliance and governance programs, policies and procedures across the MassMutual Financial Group companies.
Mr Lucido will report directly to the chairman of the company’s audit committee, MassMutual director William Ellis, and administratively to executive vice president and general counsel Mark Roellig.
In his role as chief compliance officer, Mr Lucido will work directly with MassMutual’s board of directors, the audit committee, and chairman, president and CEO Stuart Reese. He will also chair the organization’s corporate compliance council, responsible for the integrated framework of ethics and compliance activities throughout MassMutual Financial Group.
Mr Lucido received his BA from Brown University and a juris doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Mr Roellig said: Brad is an experienced senior executive with in-depth expertise in regulatory and compliance matters, both within the financial services and insurance industries, and brings a broad range of knowledge to his new position. His appointment reflects MassMutual’s existing high-quality talent pool with substantial internal expertise that is available to fill important management positions within the company.