First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. has named Julie Hayden, a 25-year insurance professional, to the position of vice president, business development team lead, as part of First Niagara Benefits Consulting. She will lead the First Niagara Benefits Consulting producer teams throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut. Hayden has spent the last 20 years in sales leadership positions with Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, The Hartford, and The Standard. She earned her bachelor’s degree with a major in marketing from Ohio State University. Hayden is a former staff sergeant in the Ohio Air National Guard.
