Northwestern Mutual appointed Jeff Sippel as executive vice president and chief information officer, succeeding Neal Sample.
Sippel will head the technology organization responsible for advancing Northwestern Mutual’s technology architecture, infrastructure and cloud services, reliability, service support, and information risk/cybersecurity. He also serves on the company's senior executive leadership team.
Sippel joined the company in 2019 and previously served as vice president for client experience, leading the company’s digital and financial planning strategies.
John Schlifske, chairman, president and CEO, Northwestern Mutual, said in a statement, "Jeff's extensive technology background coupled with his successful leadership in accelerating our client experience strategy over the last few years make him the ideal fit for this role. His industry experiences and focus on building technology that is innovative, secure and reliable will continue to have a meaningful impact on our clients, advisors and company in the years ahead."
Sippel’s previous work with other companies included serving as chief technology officer at Acorns, a micro-investing technology company, and at Edo Interactive, which provides transactional data analysis to financial institutions.
