HARTFORD, Conn., May 29, 2025 – Nassau Financial Group (“Nassau”) today announced that it has named Joe Orofino as its new Chief Investment Officer, effective July 1, 2025.

Orofino currently serves as Nassau’s Deputy Chief Investment Officer and was previously the Head of Fixed Income. As Chief Investment Officer, he will report to Phil Gass, Chairman and CEO of Nassau. Orofino will succeed David Czerniecki.

“Since joining Nassau in 2022, Joe has made a significant impact across the company, including his oversight of our insurance portfolios. As we continue to accelerate our growth plans, I am excited for Joe’s added responsibilities as our next Chief Investment Officer,” Gass said. “I want to thank David for his commitment to building our asset management business over the last six years.”

Orofino joined Nassau in 2022 with more than 25 years of experience managing insurance company investments. He previously served as Head of Investment Risk Management for Kuvare, where he led the buildout of Kuvare’s investment risk function with oversight of $25 billion of assets. Prior to joining Kuvare, Orofino spent time in a variety of investment, capital markets, risk management and structuring roles at Aflac, Swiss Re and Moody’s. He holds both a bachelor’s degree and MBA in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Czerniecki has served as Nassau’s Chief Investment Officer since 2019 and led a significant expansion of the asset management function, including growth of investment offerings and services for third-party clients.

About Nassau Financial Group

Based in Hartford, Connecticut, Nassau Financial Group is a growth focused and digitally enabled financial services company with a fully integrated platform across insurance and asset management. Nassau’s fixed annuities provide comprehensive and customizable retirement solutions, delivered with advanced digital capabilities and a team dedicated to delivering industry-leading service. Nassau Asset Management LLC and its subsidiaries oversee the assets of Nassau’s insurance companies and offer specialty investment strategies to third-party clients. These strategies include public and private debt, CLO debt and equity, real estate debt and equity, and alternatives. Nassau was founded in 2015 and has grown to $24.8 billion in assets under management, $1.6 billion in total adjusted capital, and about 365,000 policies and contracts as of March 31, 2025. For more information, visit nfg.com.

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