Lincoln National names Christopher Neczypor CFO

Lincoln Financial announced that Christopher Neczypor will be appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective February 17, 2023. Neczypor, who currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, will succeed Randal Freitag, who is leaving the company. Freitag will remain with Lincoln Financial through the end of the first quarter of 2023 and will work closely with Neczypor to ensure a smooth transition. Neczypor will continue to report to President and CEO Ellen Cooper and will continue to be a member of the company’s Senior Management Committee. He will be responsible for corporate finance, corporate tax, corporate actuarial, accounting, treasury, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions and corporate development. "Chris has extensive life insurance and financial industry experience – he brings background as a strategic leader inside insurance organizations as well as an external perspective from his time working in the life insurance sector as an analyst and investor. Throughout his career, he has cultivated an incredibly deep knowledge of the complexities of insurance financials," said Cooper. "Since joining Lincoln in 2018, he has made many significant and valuable contributions to the organization including quarterbacking the shift to our enterprise strategic objectives, and with his eye for outstanding talent, building and developing several strong and experienced teams. Chris and I have worked alongside each other for five years, and I know that with his deep financial acumen, analytical expertise, and knowledge of our business he will be an excellent financial steward as we further strengthen our capital position and build for the future of Lincoln."