Background
West, Thomas Lowell was born on June 7, 1937 in Cedar Bluff, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Lowell and Kathleen W.
West, Thomas Lowell was born on June 7, 1937 in Cedar Bluff, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Lowell and Kathleen W.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, University Tennessee, 1959.
Assistant supervisor, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Memphis, 1960-1962;
supervisor, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Memphis, 1962-1967;
assistant general agent, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Memphis, 1967-1969;
general agent, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Jackson, Mississippi, 1969-1980;
regional vice president, Aetna Life & Casualty, Hartford, Connecticut, 1980-1985;
vice president, Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company, Hartford, 1985-1988;
senior vice president Executive Committee and investment committee, Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company, Hartford, 1988-1994;
also board directors, Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company, Hartford. Vice president Aetna Finance Services, Hartford, 1986-1987. President, board directors Structured Benefits, Inc., Hartford, 1985-1994, Systemized Benefits Administration, Inc., SBFI, 1988.
President, director Executive Committee, management committee, investment committee The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, 1994-1998. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, director American General Retirement Superior vena cava syndrome, v. chairman American General Corporation, 1998. VALIC and American General Annunity Insurance Company.
Executive vice president, director American General Series Portfolio Company. Member board directors Houston Symphony. President, Chief Executive Officer Variable Annuity Marketing Company.
Chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer American General Series Portfolio Company.
Member American Society CLUs and Chartered Financial Consultant, American Society Pension Actuaries (associate), Association for Advanced Life Underwriters (associate), National Association Life Underwriters, International Association Finance Planners, National Association Variable Annuities (board directors, vice chairman), Investment Company Institute (board directors).
Married Katharine Thompson, February 13, 1960. Children: Thomas Lowell III, John Gardner, Katharine Covington.