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Joe Boan

Chief Distribution Officer

With 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, Joe brings passion, dedication and an impressive record of expanding sales distribution and revenue growth to his position as Chief Distribution Officer at ARS. Joe previously served as senior managing director at Transamerica where he was responsible for the distribution and marketing of retirement plans, employee benefits, annuities, mutual funds and life insurance solutions. Before that, he was an advisor with Dean Witter and led a bank broker-dealer program in the Mid-Atlantic region. Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Washington College and a Master’s in Business Administration from University of Phoenix. He also holds a FINRA Series 7, 24, Life License and CRPC® designation. He currently resides in Monkton, MD., with his wife and kids.

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