National Retirement Partners (NRP) Announces New Board Member - September 24, 2007

(Capistrano Beach, California) National Retirement Partners, Inc. (NRP), the nation’s largest network of independent retirement plan focused advisors, today announced the appointment of Paul Hazen to its board of directors. Mr. Hazen is the former Chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo & Co., (NYSE: WFC). He retired from Wells Fargo in 2001 after three decades with the San Francisco bank. Mr. Hazen is currently a Director and Chairman of KKR Financial, Lead Independent Director of Safeway and Director of Xstrata Plc.”

“We are excited that Paul has agreed to join our board of directors," said Bill Cvengros, NRP chairman. “Paul’s business experience combined with his significant credentials and achievements, makes him a tremendous asset to help guide NRP in our efforts to continue to build a company that supports advisors in the delivery of superior consulting and investment services to retirement plan sponsors and participants nationwide."

Commenting on joining NRP as a board member, Hazen said; “NRP is building a fortress position in one of the most attractive sectors of the financial services industry. I look forward to helping NRP meet their long term goals.”

 

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National Retirement Partners, Inc. is the country’s largest network of independent advisors providing consulting and investment services to retirement plan sponsors and participants nationwide.  NRP is dedicated to supporting advisors who service the retirement plan marketplace, which currently amounts to over 90 locations advising over 3,000 retirement plans. Sharing diverse talents, expertise and a common focus, NRP Member Firms are able to deliver to clients what had traditionally only been available to larger firms - heightened best practices and investment due diligence, open architecture plan analysis and design, independent vendor search and benchmarking analysis and high quality service and communications.  For more information about NRP, please visit www.n-r-p.com.