Our Management Team
Please feel free to contact a member of our Management Team to learn more about New York Life.
John T. Baier, CLU, ChFC, CFP®, CLF, MSFS
Managing Partner
(201) 845-6900
johnbaier@ft.newyorklife.com
Puneet Seth, MBA, CLU, CLTC
Senior Partner
(732) 744-3713
pseth@ft.newyorklife.com
Puneet Seth, MBA,CLU,CLTC is a Senior Partner in our GO. He brings 20 years of experience in the business, 5 of which were in personal production at MDRT level, the rest in Management with various companies.He has won numerous industry and Company awards for sales, marketing and recruiting. He Lives in East Brunswick with wife Shailja, also an MDRT agent in our office, and two sons Abhishék & Ishan.
Timothy B. Choi, LUTCF, CLTC
Senior Partner
(201) 291-5445
email: tchoi@ft.newyorklife.com
website: www.timchoi.net
Tim graduated from UCLA with BA in Business Economics. After 4 years with Sun America in their investment division, Tim started his Insurance and Financial Services career with New York Life in Los Angeles, California in 1994. After numerous achievements, Tim entered into management in June of 1999. In his first year as a manager, Tim was recognized as a number one Sales Manager for production amongst his class.
In December of 2001, Tim transferred to New Jersey GO to build Korean market. Since then, Tim implemented infrastructures and contributed NJGO with consistent growth in productions along with number of active agents. Tim was top 25 partners for 3 consecutive years before promoted to Senior Partner in September of 2007.
Thevan Theivakumar
Senior Partner
(732) 744-3763
ntheivakuma@ft.newyorklife.com
Thevan graduated from Kean University with a BS in Business Administration. He worked for more than a decade as a Manager of Retail Services for the Middlesex County College. His career as an agent with New York Life began in the Bergen General Office in March 1997. During his 10 years as an agent Thevan qualified for Council and MDRT all 10 years. He decided to join the New Jersey G.O. as a Partner in April 2007. In his two years as a Partner Thevan has followed a commitment of personal and professional growth. His record speaks for it self, as the winner of the Gathering of Eagles 2007, 2008 & 2009, winner of the Top Gun Recruiter award for 2007 & 2008, awarded Most Valuable Player for 2008, T.N.T. Platinum leader for 2007 & 2008 and the G.O. Excellence in Recruiting for 2007 & 2008. Thevan has hired and trained quality agents who is following in his footsteps and achieved President Council and MDRT among other awards.
Thevan resides in Princeton, NJ with his lovely wife Ruby and their three children: Surain, Tharani, and Kirrupan.
George Yackulic, LUTCF
Partner
(201) 291-5450
gsyackulic@ft.newyorklife.com
Michael Frake, LUTCF
Partner
(732) 744-3764
mwfrake@ft.newyorklife.com
Michael began his career with New York Life in December 2001 after graduating from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management.
During Michael’s successful years as a Financial Services Professional with the New Jersey General Office, he has accumulated 4 consecutive Executive Council Memberships and Centurion Awards. He has also qualified for the MDRT as an aspirant in 2004 and full-boat member in 2005. Based upon his sales achievements, he was asked to join John Baier’s Management Team as a Partner in June 2006.
Michael has been a member in good standing of the Bergen-Passaic Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, GAMA International and is a resident of Hoboken, NJ.
Raymond Catlaw
Partner
(201) 291-5420
rpcatlaw@ft.newyorklife.com
Scott Turner
Partner
(201) 291-5471
sturner@ft.newyorklife.com
Vito Spano
Partner
(201) 291-5448
bvspano@ft.newyorklife.com
Timothy Babbert, CLU, ChFC, MSFS, LUTCF
Senior Director of Training
(732) 744-3714
tbabbert@ft.newyorklife.com
Tim joined New York Life in 1983 as an agent in his home town of Columbus, Ohio and qualified for Council in his first two years before joining the management team.
In 1986 Tim assumed the responsibility of running the training program for the Shaker Heights General Office in Cleveland, Ohio.
After spending 8 years in Cleveland Tim was promoted to Training Manager in New Jersey. While in New Jersey, Tim has been active in his local and state NAIFA Associations, including being a Past President of the Union-Raritan Valley Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and Past Regional Vice-President for the New Jersey Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
In Tim’s spare time he enjoys being very involved in his children’s activities to include being a Cub Scout Den Leader and Assistant Baseball Coach.
Rachel M. Vergari, CLU, LUTCF, CLTC
Senior Development Manager
(201) 291-5405
rvergari@ft.newyorklife.com
Ellen Montemayor, LUTCF
Development Manager
(201) 291-5473
emontemayor@ft.newyorklife.com
Frank Mancini, FLMI
Corporate Vice President, Administrative Officer
(201) 291-5403
frankmancini@ft.newyorklife.com
Jennifer B. Padolina
Agency Associate
(201) 291-5470
jbpadolina@ft.newyorklife.com
Usha Krishnakumar, LLM
Senior Agency Standards Consultant
(201) 291-5426
ukrishnakum@ft.newyorklife.com
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