Comings & Goings

Here’s a roundup of recent staff changes in the industry: James Kinny joins William Gallagher Associates as a senior vice president. Kinny will be heading the large account initiative in the firm’s employee benefits practice. Prior to joining WGA he was managing executive for the West region with Frank Crystal & Company … Michael R. Shamon and Daniel E. McDermott join Putnam Investments. Shamon, formerly of JPMorgan Asset Management in Boston, will be a part of the internal defined contribution sales team and McDermott, formerly of Prudential Retirement in Hartford, Conn., will serve as relationship manager … Tom Foran joins Symetra Life Insurance Company as vice president of group life and disability. Foran, formerly employed with WellPoint, served as director of product and business development in its life and disability division since 2006 … SCAN Health Plan appoints Christopher Wing as president and CEO. Wing joins SCAN from Healthcare Partners.