Voya Financial, Inc. announced that Rob Grubka, currently CEO, Health Solutions, has been appointed to the expanded role of CEO, Workplace Solutions. In this newly created role, Grubka will lead Voya's Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions segments and oversee all of the company's workplace benefits and savings businesses. He will continue to report to Heather Lavallee, president and CEO-elect, Voya Financial, Inc. In his expanded role, Grubka will have oversight of Wealth Solutions and Health Solutions strategy, products and solutions, pricing, underwriting and operations.

Voya also will be transitioning its Growth Office into the broader Workplace Solutions structure, with Grubka having oversight of sales, distribution, marketing and customer experience as well. Grubka, who has nearly 30 years of actuarial, product management and leadership experience across insurance, retirement savings and workplace benefits, joined Voya in 2015 as chief risk officer for the company's Wealth Solutions (previously known as Retirement) business and the company's former annuities business. Prior to joining Voya, Grubka led Lincoln Financial's Group Protection business and headed product teams in the annuity and retirement markets.

From 2006 to 2011, Grubka served as senior vice president and head of Retirement Solutions products for Lincoln. In this role, his responsibilities included product development and business strategy. Earlier in his career, he held a variety of actuarial roles at Nationwide Financial.

Grubka earned a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from The Ohio State University. He holds FINRA Series 6 and 26 licenses, and he is a fellow in the Society of Actuaries. Grubka also serves on the board of Junior Achievement North and is one of the executive sponsors of Voya's Volunteerism Council.

Voya also announced that Charlie Nelson, who most recently served as vice chairman and chief growth officer, will transition into a new role serving as vice chairman and strategic advisor to Lavallee until the second quarter of 2023. As an industry leader focused on the delivery of workplace benefits, savings and investment solutions to and through the workplace, Voya is committed to delivering on its mission to make a secure financial future possible for all Americans — one person, one family, one institution at a time.