$9.8 billion Lincoln Financial Group has hired Anant Bhalla as corporate treasurer and head of risk management, effective immediately. He reports to Chief Risk Officer Randy Freitag.

In this new role, Bhalla is responsible for corporate finance, corporate insurance, treasury operations, liquidity management, enterprise risk and capital management, economic capital, and pricing oversight. Prior to joining Lincoln Financial Group, Bhalla was responsible for corporate treasury and enterprise risk management for Ameriprise Financial, a diversified financial services company. Throughout his tenure with Ameriprise Financial, Bhalla held positions of increasing responsibility in the areas of treasury, risk management, and corporate finance.