Lynn Niedermeier Retires as CEO of INVEST Financial

INVEST Financial Corporation today announced that Lynn Niedermeier has decided to retire and will resign her position as president and CEO of the firm.
Ms. Niedermeier has served as INVEST’s president and CEO since 2001. “I am fortunate to have worked with a talented group of individuals who shared my vision for INVEST and helped build an innovative company that is a leader in the industry,” said Niedermeier. “My decision to retire was a difficult one to make, but I feel it is necessary to focus my energy on certain personal issues at this time. NPH and Jackson have always been thoroughly supportive of me, my management team and the firm’s independent culture. I am leaving the company and our reps in extremely capable hands, and I am confident that INVEST will continue to thrive.”
Jim Livingston, president of the National Planning Holdings, Inc. (NPH) broker-dealer network, which includes INVEST Financial, will assume Ms. Niedermeier’s responsibilities on an interim basis. (July 6, 2009)