Safeco Names Two To Lead in Corporate Development and Planning

Safeco has named Felix Huang vice president of corporate development. Huang will work with senior management on strategic planning for Safeco.

Huang comes to Safeco from Vulcan Capital, where he focused on private equity investments in the financial services industry. Prior to that, he was the CFO and co-founder of M2Card Inc., a technology-based financial services company specializing in payment systems. He began his career at Chase Manhattan Bank.

Also joining Safeco is Diane Kelleher who is moving into the position of vice president of corporate planning & analysis. Kelleher’s previous experience includes her positions as chief financial officer at AmericanWest Bank and senior vice president in treasury at Washington Mutual Bank.