From NYSE Floor Talk Ellen Cooper, President & CEO, Lincoln Financial Group · · New York Stock Exchange
“I was internal I worked for Lincoln for 10 years and became the CEO as part of that we have four people that were just promoted that are now direct reports to me and we have about 35 people in our next level down out of 75 that were internally promoted over the last couple of years.”
On , Ellen F.s.a., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP, spoke about internal promotion during NYSE Floor Talk Ellen Cooper, President & CEO, Lincoln Financial Group on New York Stock Exchange.
In a September 2022 interview on NYSE Floor Talk, Ellen Cooper, who had been President and CEO of Lincoln Financial Group for two months, discussed the company’s focus on providing financial protection and security for everyday Americans. She stated that the company was executing on its current strategy by building products that meet customer value propositions, modernizing its technology to become more digitally enabled, and focusing on talent and corporate culture, including practices around diversity, equity, and inclusion. Cooper noted that she had been with Lincoln Financial for 10 years before becoming CEO, and highlighted internal promotions, including four direct reports and about 35 of 75 people in the next leadership level who were promoted internally over the previous two years. She also described a new enterprise-wide recognition program called "shout out" that she said had been successful in recognizing employee contributions.