CNO Financial appoints Michellen Wildin as Chief Accounting Officer

CNO Financial has named Michellen Wildin Senior VP of Accounting effective October 23, and Chief Accounting Officer effective January 1, 2024. Wildin most recently served as senior vice president, financial planning and analysis at F&G Annuities & Life, where she was a member of the company’s Executive Committee. Previously, she held executive leadership positions at New York Life, including serving as vice president, corporate budget and expense analytics and CFO of NYL Direct. She has also held senior-level accounting, finance, strategy and operations roles at Aviva and ING. Wildin will succeed John Kline as CAO, who is retiring from CNO on December 31, 2023, after a 30-year career with the company. Kline will remain CAO through the end of the year to ensure a seamless transition.