Sylvia R. Wagner
Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Development
Assurant Inc.
Specialty insurance provider Assurant Inc., based in New York, appointed Sylvia R. Wagner as executive vice president of human resources and development.
She joins the company's management committee and succeeds the retiring Lesley G. Silvester.
Wagner's most recent post was as senior vice president of human resources and development at Assurant Employee Benefits in Kansas City, a post she held since 1995.
Prior to that, Wagner worked at Fortis (now Assurant) when the company acquired Western Life in 1984; during that time period, she served as vice president of human resources and then as vice president of corporate services.
Wagner graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Dakota with a bachelor's degree in English. She also earned a master's degree in English literature from Oklahoma State University. She serves on the board of trustees for the University of South Dakota Foundation.
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