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Thrivent, a Fortune 500 diversified financial services organization, announced Mary Jane Fortin will join the organization as senior vice president and chief commercial officer, according to a press release.

Fortin, who will join Thrivent from Allstate, where she last served as president of Allstate Financial Businesses, will be a member of Thrivent’s executive leadership team and report directly to President and CEO Teresa Rasmussen. She will join Thrivent on July 6.

“Mary Jane has everything I was looking for in this key role,” Rasmussen said. “Her depth of financial services expertise, her experience leading multiple distribution channels and her passion for our organization’s purpose make her a perfect fit for Thrivent.”

With three decades of experience, she is a highly regarded industry leader with a proven track record of success.

In the Chief Commercial Officer role, Fortin will lead Thrivent’s core business of life insurance, health insurance and annuities, with an emphasis on transforming the go-to-market strategy for the organization.

Specifically, Fortin will have responsibility for all commercial operations of Thrivent: distribution; product management; life, health and annuity product operations; and national community and membership engagement.

“Mary Jane drives for results and will help grow Thrivent’s business,” Rasmussen said. “She’s very effective at leading field organizations.”

In her most recent role as president of Allstate’s Financial Businesses, she was accountable for Allstate’s life, annuity and benefits businesses.

She has held senior leadership roles at several other financial services organizations. At AIG, she led American General, AIG’s U.S. life insurance business. At The Hartford, she was responsible for the company’s mutual fund and 529 businesses.

She began her career at Arthur Andersen, where she was a member of the financial services practice and obtained her CPA.

Fortin holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.