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MassMutual Promotes Nick Fyntrilakis, Head of Community Responsibility, to Vice President
MassMutual Promotes Nick Fyntrilakis, Head of Community Responsibility, to Vice President
Published 04-30-12
Submitted by MassMutual Financial Group
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) today announced the promotion of Nick Fyntrilakis, head of Community Responsibility, to Vice President.
Since joining MassMutual in 2002 as a Communications Consultant, Nick has assumed growing responsibility and today is a key leader in MassMutual’s broad community relations activities in the region and at the state level. Since 2008, he has also managed our Community Responsibility team.
“Nick has demonstrated strong leadership of MassMutual’s philanthropic, civic and local government relations efforts,” said John Chandler, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, MassMutual. “His collaborative relationships with community and government leaders and organizations have been instrumental in creating increased awareness of our innovative outreach programs, helping to underscore MassMutual’s corporate citizenship locally and nationally.”
As MassMutual’s primary face to the community, Nick’s responsibilities include managing our more than $7 million of charitable giving that support educational, economic development and community vitality efforts, our innovative LifeBridge free life insurance program, and employee and field community engagement initiatives.
A Communications Consultant from 2002 to 2005, Nick was promoted to Director of Community Relations in 2005 and to his prior position as Assistant Vice President in 2008. From 1999 to 2002 he had been President of Resources Advantages Inc., and from 1996 to 1999 was Chief of Staff in the office of Mass. State Rep. Dennis M. Murphy. Nick also served as a member of the Springfield School Committee from 1997-2005.
Nick sits on a number of boards within the Springfield community, including for the local chapter of the United Way. Within the past 10 months Nick also served as a “loaned” executive from MassMutual to help lead the region’s recovery efforts from last year’s devastating tornado. This included acting as Chair of DevelopSpringfield and Co-chair of Rebuild Springfield to develop a comprehensive rebuilding plan for the tornado-impacted areas. Additionally, Nick has assumed a leadership role in working with the City of Springfield and the community to create and implement the State Street Alliance and State Street Redevelopment Program to help spur private development along the State Street corridor.
He holds an MBA from Western New England University and a BS from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
“Nick’s creative problem solving skills, passion for his work, and strong leadership confirm his role as a valued leader both within our company and our community,” Chandler said.
About MassMutual
Founded in 1851, MassMutual is a leading mutual life insurance company that is run for the benefit of its members and participating policyholders. The company has a long history of financial strength and strong performance, and although dividends are not guaranteed, MassMutual has paid dividends to eligible participating policyholders every year since the 1860s. With whole life insurance as its foundation, MassMutual provides products to help meet the financial needs of clients, such as life insurance, disability income insurance, long term care insurance, retirement/401(k) plan services, and annuities. In addition, the company’s strong and growing network of financial professionals helps clients make good financial decisions for the long-term.
MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing name for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and its affiliated companies and sales representatives. MassMutual is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts and its major affiliates include: Babson Capital Management LLC; Baring Asset Management Limited; Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC; The First Mercantile Trust Company; MassMutual International LLC; MML Investors Services, LLC, Member FINRA and SIPC; OppenheimerFunds, Inc.; and The MassMutual Trust Company, FSB.
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