Standard Insurance Company ("The Standard"), a subsidiary of StanCorp
Financial Group, Inc. ( SFG) today announced that Katherine Durham
has been named Vice President of Marketing and Communications. She will
officially join the company March 2.
“Katherine stood out because of her experience, strong professional
background and shared values with our company,” said Greg Ness,
president and CEO at The Standard. “She brings a broad and impressive
array of skills related to marketing strategies, brand management and
communication.”
In her new role, Durham will lead the Corporate Marketing and
Communications team and be responsible for corporate-wide marketing
strategy and services, corporate communications and e-business.
Durham’s experience includes 18 years as a senior marketing leader in a
variety of positions in both start-up and Fortune 500 companies. Most
recently, she was Vice President of Marketing for Hewlett-Packard’s
Americas Imaging and Printing Group. During nine years at HP, she moved
into roles of increasing responsibility in a variety of functions
including Business Planning, Market Insight, Communications and
Operations.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in communications studies from the
University of Portland.
About The Standard
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries marketed as The
Standard — Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance
Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, StanCorp Mortgage
Investors, StanCorp Investment Advisers, StanCorp Real Estate and
StanCorp Equities — is a leading provider of financial products and
services. StanCorp’s subsidiaries serve approximately 8.1 million
customers nationwide as of December 31, 2009, with group and individual
disability insurance, group life, AD&D, vision and dental insurance,
retirement plans products and services, individual annuities and
investment advice. For more information about The Standard, visit www.standard.com.
