Lincoln Financial Group’s (NYSE:LNC) Retirement Plan Services business today announced that Shawn Daly has been named Senior Business Development Director on its Institutional Retirement Distribution (IRD) team. Daly is responsible for working with national and regional independent registered advisor and consulting firms in the mid-west region of the country. He will help advisors, consultants and their respective firms differentiate themselves through strategies to enhance brand awareness, solidify client relationships and grow their retirement practices. Daly reports to Jason Key, IRD Head of Business Development for Lincoln’s Retirement Plan Services business.

“With Shawn’s strength of character, extensive knowledge of the retirement plan services industry and his relationships with strategic partners, we are well-positioned to continue our momentum in the mid-west and across the country,” said Key.

Prior to joining Lincoln, Daly was Vice President of Business Development and Operations for Prudential Retirement. During his tenure at Prudential he’s held several sales leadership positions including Vice President, National Partner Operations and Integration, Vice President Advisor Relations and Assistant Director of Retirement Sales, among others. Daly also held a position at UBS Financial as an Investment Associate early in his career.

Daly received his bachelor of art degree from The University of Connecticut and a master’s degree in business administration from Excelsior College. He holds series 7, 63, 65 and 24 FINRA licenses.

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About Lincoln Financial Group’s Retirement Plan Services:

For more than 60 years, Lincoln Financial’s Retirement Plan Services (RPS) business has been helping savers boost their retirement readiness through employer-sponsored plans. Our distribution force of more than 400 professionals, including institutional and wholesale distribution channels and advisor-based sales teams, work to provide plan sponsors with retirement plans that not only meet the unique needs of their plan participants but also align with sponsors’ total rewards strategies and help recruit and retain top talent. RPS Retirement Consultants, available onsite, online and by phone, develop long-term one-on-one relationships with savers to help motivate them to take actions that lead to better retirement outcomes. RPS offers personalized services, solutions and education to help plan participants get to and through retirement. The business serves approximately 1.4 million participants through 22,000 plan sponsors with $54 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2014.

About Lincoln Financial Group

Lincoln Financial Group provides advice and solutions that help empower Americans to take charge of their financial lives with confidence and optimism. Today, more than 17 million customers trust our retirement, insurance and wealth protection expertise to help address their lifestyle, savings and income goals, as well as to guard against long-term care expenses. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. The company had $218 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2014. Learn more at: www.LincolnFinancial.com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter (@lincolnfingroup), LinkedIn and YouTube. To sign up for email alerts, please visit our Newsroom at http://newsroom.lfg.com.