NU Online News Service, Aug. 9, 1:05 p.m. – Nationwide Financial Services Inc., Columbus, Ohio, says it plans to hire Gary McMahan to be president of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company, Berwyn, Pa., once it completes its proposed acquisition of the life insurer.
McMahan would succeed Robert Kloss, Provident Mutual’s current chairman. Nationwide, which hopes to complete the Provident Mutual deal by Oct. 1, says it will change the name of Provident Mutual to Nationwide Provident.