National Western Life Group, Inc. announced the expansion of the sales and marketing division with the hiring of James J. Ryan, Sr. as Senior Vice President, Head of Sales, effective immediately. Ryan brings over 25 years of successful sales leadership and expertise in building and leading high-performance organizations in financial services, wealth management, insurance, and investments. Mr. Ryan has held senior sales leadership and relationship management roles with Lincoln Financial, Prudential Financial and Sun Life of Canada, and most recently, he served as Head of Sales for Life Insurance at Voya Financial.