On December 20, 2017, Voya Financial, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement that, upon closing, will result in the company's disposition of substantially all of its variable annuity and fixed and fixed indexed annuity businesses and related assets. Accordingly, the company is eliminating the role of Chief Operating Officer. Alain Karaoglan, who has held that position since its inception and who is the principal operating officer and a named executive officer of the company, will therefore be departing the company. The company's Chief Executive Officer, Rodney Martin, and Mr. Karaoglan have determined that Mr. Karaoglan will transition his responsibilities to Mr. Martin and other members of senior management between the date of this announcement and March 30, 2018, at which time Mr. Karaoglan's departure from the company will become effective.