MassMutual Retirement Services has hired Jamie Axford to be vice president of key account management.
In this new role, which was announced Monday, Mr. Axford manages MassMutual's key account management team responsible for developing and supporting company-level relationships with broker-dealers, wire houses, banks, insurance companies, pension consultants, registered investment advisers, and benefits consultants.
He was the director of national accounts at the Russell Investment Group, a subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual.
Since early December MassMutual has expanded its institutional sales and service team to support growth and its increasing network of strategic distribution relationships. Other appointments since the expansion began include James Totovian to head the inside sales organization, David Test as division manager for the Southwest and West, Evan Gray as Midwest division manager, Tanya Jones as a key account manager in Denver, and Andy Hanlon as a key account manager in Boston.
