Paul Chong has been hired as senior vice president of retirementplan services for CUNA Mutual Group.

In his new role, he will be responsible for leading thedevelopment of CUNA Mutual Retirement Plan Services business inboth the credit union and small business markets, the Madison,Wis., company said.

Chong will also oversee the company's teams in Madison and atCPI Qualified Plan Consultants in Great Bend, Kan.

Chong succeeds Kevin Thompson, who has returned to CUNA MutualGroup's Legal Division as vice president-associate general counsel,the company said.

Prior to joining CUNA Mutual, Chong served as executivedirector, head of institutional consulting and 401(k) at UBS, wherehe was directly responsible for UBS Wealth Management's $100-plusbillion Institutional Consulting and Corporate Retirementbusiness.

In addition, Chong served as executive vice president forbusiness development at Prudential Retirement and president,Corporate Market Groups for CitiStreet. He also spent time as anentrepreneur and owned businesses in Florida, CUNA Mutualsaid.

“Paul brings more than 18 years of senior leadership experiencein many segments of the retirement industry, with core expertise insales and relationship management,” said Robert Trunzo, president,CUNA Mutual Group Insurance & Financial Services. “He has aproven track record of creating and executing successful growthstrategies at leading financial institutions, and we are glad tohave him on board.”

Chong said, “I'm eager to extend CUNA MutualGroup's unique heritage and focus of serving customers in theretirement marketplace. Outcome-based programs and servicesfor the rank and file are in the DNA of the company, and Ilook forward to significantly expanding the number of plansand participants we serve.”