Kim Goodman Resigns From National Life Board

Montpelier, VT - (November 4, 2016) Kim Crawford Goodman has resigned her seat on the Board of Directors of National Life Group.

Goodman's resignation follows her new appointment as chief executive officer of Worldpay, U.S., a leader in global payments.

"We wish Kim well on her new assignment and will miss her contributions to National Life." said Thomas H. MacLeay, chairman of the National Life board.

Goodman has a long history in financial services, software and technology. She served as president of American Express Global Business Travel, president of Merchant Services for Americas and executive vice president of Merchant Services for North America. Previously, she held senior positions at Dell Inc. and prior to that was a partner at Bain & Company.

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Contact: Ross Sneyd, corporate communications, National Life Group, 802.229.3866.

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