Scott Assumes New Institutional Sales Role at TIAA-CREF

July 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF, provider of retirement services in the academic, medical, and cultural fields, has announced the appointment of Bertram L. Scott to the newly created role of Executive Vice President and Chief Institutional Development and Sales Officer.

In his new role, Scott will be responsible for TIAA-CREF’s business development, sales, and marketing to current and prospective institutional clients, retirement plan sponsors, benefits consultants, and other institutional audiences. According to the announcement, Scott is based in Charlotte and will collaborate closely with Edward Van Dolsen, the company’s Executive Vice President for Institutional Client Services.

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Since 2006, Scott has served as Executive Vice President, Strategy, Integration and Policy, and will continue to oversee this area, the announcement said. Previously, he headed the company’s product management group.

Scott joined TIAA-CREF in 2000 as president of the TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company. Before joining TIAA-CREF, he served as president and CEO of Horizon Mercy, a joint Medicaid managed care program between Mercy Health Plan of Pennsylvania and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of New Jersey. He began his career with the Prudential Insurance Company.

NYC Top Spot for Entry Level Jobs for College Grads

July 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City ranked number one for the third year in a row on CollegeGrad.com's listing of the Top 25 cities for entry level job openings.

A press release said entry level openings in New York account for more than 3,600 jobs. The Top 25 Cities for July 2008 together offer 40,000 entry level job openings across 16 states.

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Houston ranked number two with 2,500 entry level openings. Los Angeles (more than 2.400 jobs), Boston (around 2,400 jobs), and Philadelphia (2,100 jobs) rounded out the top five.

The Top 25 Entry Level Cities list was generated based on the number of entry level jobs currently posted at CollegeGrad.com. The list is available at www.CollegeGrad.com/topcities .

CollegeGrad.com also offers an online Cost-of-Living Wizard tool at www.CollegeGrad.com/salaries .

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