Security Mutual Life’s board of directors recently announced the promotion of three officers. MARY C. WARD was elevated to senior VP and controller. She is responsible for overseeing the company’s fiscal functions, including financial reporting, financial operations, payroll reporting, tax reporting, agent commission reporting, and supporting the company’s financial initiatives. Ward began her career with […]
Security Mutual Life’s board of directors recently announced the promotion of three officers.
MARY C. WARD was elevated to senior VP and controller. She is responsible for overseeing the company’s fiscal functions, including financial reporting, financial operations, payroll reporting, tax reporting, agent commission reporting, and supporting the company’s financial initiatives. Ward began her career with Security Mutual Life in 2008, joining the financial operations department as director of financial reporting. She advanced to a number of positions within that department, and in 2017 she was appointed VP of financial operations. Ward is currently a member of the Binghamton University School of Management Advisory Board, serves on the board of the UHS Foundation, and is a trustee of the Security Mutual Life Foundation.
HEATHER H. ZEBROWSKI has been promoted to senior VP, chief human resources and diversity & inclusion officer. Her major areas of human-resources responsibilities include talent management, workforce planning and development, regulatory compliance, performance, employee relations, compensation, employee benefits, and leading the company’s human-resources initiatives. Zebrowski began her career with Security Mutual in 2007 as a human-resources generalist. She advanced to several positions within the human resources department, and in 2017 was named VP of human resources. Zebrowski has earned an executive certificate in human resources leadership from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and she has also earned her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification.
JEFFREY M. JACOBS has been promoted to VP, assistant general counsel, chief compliance officer and privacy officer. He is responsible for providing legal counsel and advice to the company’s executive management, officers, and employees on all areas of company operations. In his new position, Jacobs will assume the role of chief compliance officer and will continue to serve as the company’s privacy officer. Jacobs joined Security Mutual in 2017 as VP and assistant general counsel, and he has successfully completed the requirements to earn his Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from the American College of Financial Services. Jacobs is admitted to practice law in New York and is a member of the Broome County and New York State Bar Associations.