Vestwell, a digital retirement platform, announced the appointments of four new hires.
Drew Lawton joins the firm’s advisory board and John Moody joins the board of directors. Additionally, the firm has hired Benjamin Thomason as executive vice president of sales and John Skovron as chief technical officer (CTO). These strategic appointments support Vestwell’s dedication to enhancing their technology, supporting clients, and making retirement plans simpler and more accessible.
Moody is the founder and former president of Matrix. And Lawton is the former CEO of New York Life and Pyramis — Fidelity’s retirement vertical.
In addition, Vestwell has brought on two senior hires in Benjamin Thomason and John Skovron.
Thomason joins Vestwell as executive vice president of sales from Goldman Sachs, where he was responsible for developing institutional partnerships for Honest Dollar. With more than 15 years of financial services industry experience, Thomason will lead Vestwell’s sales and service operations with a focus on expanding the firm’s adviser relationships, building new strategic institutional relationships, and maintaining world-class customer service.
Skovron previously served as senior vice president platform engineering at Integral Ad Science focusing on high-throughput data collection, big data processing, software testing and release engineering, and technical and network operations. As the new CTO at Vestwell — and backed by more than 30 years’ experience — Skovron will serve as an invaluable asset as he drives Vestwell’s technological advancements.
