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Breege Farrell

Breege Farrell is Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Unum Group. In this role, Ms. Farrell is responsible for designing and overseeing Unum’s asset management strategies, including maintaining a balanced portfolio of investments to optimize investment performance within the company’s risk management guidelines.

Ms. Farrell joined Unum in 2011 from Allstate, where she held a number of executive-level investment positions, most recently senior managing director in charge of the credit and equity asset management groups. Prior to joining Allstate, she was an analyst with Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc. from 2001 to 2004. From 1993 to 2001, Ms. Farrell held analyst positions in equity and high-yield at several investment banks including JP Morgan, UBS and Kidder Peabody. From 1986 to 1993, she worked in the investment division of Prudential Insurance Company, most recently as director of fixed income research. She began her career at Chemical Bank’s in international lending.

Ms. Farrell has a BA in economics, Spanish and psychology from Emory University and a MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for The River City Company and on the Board of Trustees for the University of Chattanooga Foundation, Inc.