WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 21, 2024--
Sammons Institutional Group (SIG), a member company of Sammons® Financial Group, Inc., welcomes Piera Valle into a new role as Vice President, Financial Institutions.
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Sammons Institutional Group is focused on building product sales and relationships with the nation’s leading banks. This new role is clearly focused on further developing a proactive bank and financial institution sales outreach strategy. To that end, Valle will lead efforts to refine SIG sales strategy, grow shelf space among retail banks, and add new distribution partners within an increasingly important financial services channel.
“Throughout 2024, we have seen fantastic sales growth with our leading-edge products, broad distribution and technological and operational capabilities. We are poised to see further growth in financial institutions,” said Bill Lowe, President, Sammons Institutional Group. “Piera’s scope will expand beyond banks to also include credit unions and full-service brokerage firms. She will also serve as one of our leaders in refining and driving our overall financial institution strategy.”
Valle spent the past 16 years leading strategic accounts development with a leading annuity carrier. In this prior role, she was responsible for maximizing profitable revenue growth through the development, implementation, and maintenance of partner relationship sales efforts in a variety of products including annuities and mutual funds.
She has also led product management at a large national bank, developing her firm’s financial product line up. Valle has deep experience in building bank and financial services partner relationships across a diverse array of annuity and offshore products offered to clients through financial advisors.
“With her proven track record of driving new sales and leading teams to consistently exceed sales targets through her key relationships, I am excited to have her join us,” Lowe said.
About Sammons® Financial Group, Inc.
The companies of Sammons Financial Group® help families and businesses by empowering futures and changing lives. Sammons Financial Group is employee owned with member companies that are among the most enduring and stable in the financial services industry. Sammons Financial Group is Midwest-based, with offices in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota.
Piera Valle, Vice President, Financial Institutions at Sammons Institutional Group. (Photo: Business Wire)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kirill Marchenko tied it late in the third period with his second goal of the game, Sean Monahan had the only score in a shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Saturday night for their third straight win.
Dmitri Voronkov had a power-play goal and Dante Fabbro also scored for Columbus. Elvis Merzlikins made 32 saves, including stopping all three shots he faced in the shootout to help the Blue Jackets get their third straight win for the first time since March 11-16, 2022.
Sebastian Aho had a power-play goal and an assist, and Jack Roslovic, Jalen Chatfield, and Jackson Blake also scored for Carolina, which dropped a point behind first-place New Jersey in the Metropolitan Division. Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves before leaving the game with two minutes left in overtime after colliding with Zach Werenski. Spencer Martin made one save in relief.
Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina let slip the chance to beat a Metropolitan Division rival and instead lost for the third time in four games on its road trip. The Hurricanes still have the highest point percentage in the Eastern Conference.
Blue Jackets: The Blue Jackets had a pair of leads and a four-minute third-period power play but could not close the door on Carolina until the shootout.
Marchenko’s goal with 1:06 left in regulation sent the game to overtime, where the Blue Jackets ultimately found a way to win.
Martin Necas had two assists to give him 22 on the season, tying him for third in the league. He leads Carolina and is third in the NHL with 33 points.
Hurricanes host Dallas on Monday to open a three-game homestand, and Blue Jackets host Montreal on Wednesday.
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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov, left, Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Kevin Labanc (62) and Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) fight for control of the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Carolina Hurricanes left wing William Carrier (28) controls the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jordan Harris (22) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov blocks a shot by Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Mathieu Olivier, right, in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins blocks a shot by Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Carolina Hurricanes center Jack Drury, center, skates in on Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Defenseman Cole Sillinger is at left. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) blocks a shot by Columbus Blue Jackets center Sean Monahan (23) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
