NAVA Appoints Catherine J. Weatherford President and CEO
August 22, 2008
NAVA, Inc., the Association for Insured Retirement Solutions,has appointed Catherine J. Weatherford president and chief executive officer, effective September 3. She replaces Mark Mackey, NAVA's president and CEO for over a decade, who will assist in the transition.
Ms. Weatherford comes to NAVA after serving as executive vice president and CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for 12 years. She has worked in the field of insurance regulation, government and public policy for over 31 years.
“The search for NAVA’s new CEO was an exhaustive, collaborative effort, and the board’s executive committee considered a large pool of candidates in order to identify the most qualified individual,” said Clifford Jack, chairman of NAVA.
At NAIC, Ms. Weatherford helped the 56-member organization fulfill its mission of assisting state insurance regulators in serving the public interest and establishing more effective and efficient financial regulatory oversight practices.
“I am proud of the accomplishments NAIC members made during my tenure, and the experience and insights I gained there will serve me well in my new role with NAVA,” said Ms. Weatherford. “I have long admired NAVA as an innovative and member-focused organization, and I have been impressed with the progress the group has made in broadening the relevance of annuities to a larger set of investors.”
Before joining NAIC, Ms. Weatherford served as regional manager for public affairs for Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, working on workers compensation reform and anti-fraud issues. She joined the Oklahoma Department of Insurance in 1977 and was appointed state insurance commissioner in 1991. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Central Oklahoma.
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