MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans announced
Jan. 20 that its board of directors named Brad Hewitt as the
organization's new president and chief executive officer. Hewitt
currently serves as Thrivent Financial's chief operating officer and will
succeed Bruce Nicholson, retiring chairman, president and chief executive
officer, effective Feb. 1. Hewitt will also join the Thrivent Financial
board of directors.
More:
http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4407
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
