Voya Financial, Inc. announced that David Zwiener, a board director for more than a decade and currently the board?s lead independent director, will become non-executive chair upon the previously announced retirement of Executive Chairman Rodney O. Martin, Jr., on February 29, 2024. Martin previously served as Voya?s chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) and was succeeded as CEO by Heather Lavallee on January 1, 2023. Lavallee has also served as a director on Voya?s board since July 2022.

Ruth Ann M. Gillis, who has served as a director since 2015, will assume the non-executive chair role upon the shareholder vote to elect directors at the company?s 2024 annual meeting on May 23, 2024, when Zwiener will be retiring from the board. Upon Gillis?s appointment as non-executive chair, Aylwin B. Lewis will become chair of the audit committee of the board, upon the shareholder vote to elect directors at the company?s annual meeting. Lewis joined the board in 2020 and has served as a member of the audit committee since that time as well.

He also serves on the compensation, benefits and talent management committee as well as the nominating, governance and social responsibility committee. Gillis is the retired executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Exelon Corporation, and president of Exelon Business Services Company. At Exelon, Gillis oversaw key operations, including information technology and innovation, real estate, supply chain, and accounts payable and payroll from 2004 to 2015.

She also previously served as executive vice president of Exelon's Commonwealth Edison Company subsidiary as well as senior vice president and CFO of Exelon Corporation. Gillis also serves on the boards of KeyCorp and Snap-on Incorporated. Lewis served as chairman, CEO and president of Potbelly Corporation from June 2008 until his retirement in November 2017.

From 2005 to 2008, he served as CEO and president of Sears Holdings, which was created from the successful merger with Kmart, where Lewis was president and CEO from 2004. Prior to joining Kmart, he served as chief multi-branding and operating officer of YUM! Brands, Inc., from 2003 to 2004 and as COO from 2000.

Lewis serves on the board of directors of Marriott International, Inc., and Chef?s Warehouse. He also previously served on the boards of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., The Walt Disney Company and Starwood Hotels.