Ind. Conseco Adds Three New Senior Staff

Carmel, Ind.-based Conseco, Inc. today announced the appointments of three senior financial officers, effective Oct. 15:

Thomas D. Barta will join Conseco as senior vice president, Financial Planning & Analysis, reporting to Conseco CFO Ed Bonach;
David J. Barra will become senior vice president, Internal Audit with responsibility for audit and enterprise risk assessment. In his new role, Barra will report to Neal Schneider, chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, and to Conseco CEO Jim Prieur; and,
Joseph P. Clarke, vice president, Financial Planning & Analysis, will handle Conseco’s investor relations and relationships with rating agencies. He will report to Barta.

Barta joins Conseco from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, where he was vice president and senior finance director — Distribution. During his 20 years with Allianz, he also served expatriate assignments with the company’s Americas Division Life Operations and the Group Finance Department in Munich, Germany, and served the North American company in controller, treasury and audit management roles. He is a certified public accountant.

Barra joined Conseco in 1990 and has been serving most recently as senior vice president,Financial Planning & Analysis. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois, and is a certified public accountant.

Clarke joined Conseco in 1993 and also serves as assistant treasurer. A certified public accountant, he holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Indiana University and an MBA from Indiana State University.

Source: Conseco

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