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Gretchen Cepek, Allianz Life by Teresa Cajot
In her new role, Cepeks serves as the legal advisory for the executive management team and provides oversight in the areas of litigation, corporate governance, product development, special investigations, and state government relations. She will also function as a member of the Executive Leadership Group. Cepek reports to Allianz Life President and CEO Walter White.
Cepek has been with Allianz Life since 2009, during
channels and operations make her ideally suited for
which time she has managed a legal team handling
the general counsel’s role. Gretchen’s deep experience
business operations, product development, distribution,
supervising legal teams and government relations
tax, and government relations. Before joining the
activities will be invaluable as we work to further grow
company, she was a partner at Chicago’s Querrey
our business and drive sales,” said White.
& Harrow, where she concentrated on complex commercial litigation. She also provided counsel on
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America offers
a number of legal matters for Woodbury Financial
a variety of annuities and life insurance products. The
Services in Minnesota.
company is connected to Allianz SE, a financial services leader with an estimated 150,000 employees around
She earned her Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University
the globe. More than 75 million private and corporate
School of Law and holds a BA in Political Science from
customers trust Allianz to serve them and their
Illinois Wesleyan University.
financial needs.
“Gretchen’s extensive legal expertise, knowledge of the company, and work with new products, distribution
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