MassMutual Retirement Services Adds Two to Sales Organization

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- MassMutual has added two new sales
professionals to its growing field sales organization as follows:

Jason Carlough joined MassMutual as managing director for the Metro NYC
Region, effective June 8. He brings more than eight years of experience to his
role. He was most recently regional vice president and retirement plan
counselor with American Funds Distributors, Inc., where he was responsible for
advisor development and distribution of American Funds' bundled and unbundled
retirement plan solutions in New Jersey and upstate New York. Previously, he
spent six years in a variety of retirement services roles with Principal
Financial Group.

Jason is a graduate of Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. He is based in New
Jersey and can be reached at jcarlough@massmutual.com.

Dan Kretz has joined MassMutual as director, sales and business development
for the Mid-Atlantic Region, effective June 1. Dan brings more than eight
years of experience in financial and retirement services to his new role. He
was most recently a senior benefit and planning counselor with Principal
Financial Group.

Dan is a graduate of Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. He is based in Silver
Spring, Md., and can be reached at dkretz@massmutual.com.

"MassMutual continues to strengthen our sales organization with
highly-qualified retirement plan professionals like Jason and Dan. Their
energy, enthusiasm and commitment to delivering responsive, world-class
service exemplify MassMutual's value to our distribution relationships," says
Hugh O'Toole, senior vice president of distribution and client relationship
management for MassMutual's Retirement Services Division.

For more information about MassMutual Retirement Services, please contact your
MassMutual sales representative or call MassMutual at 1-866-444-2601.

About MassMutual
MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has been serving retirement plans
for more than 60 years. It offers a full range of products and services for
corporate, union, nonprofit and governmental employers' defined benefit,
defined contribution and nonqualified deferred compensation plans. It serves
approximately one million participants.

Founded in 1851, MassMutual is a leading mutual life insurance company that is
run for the benefit of its members and participating policyholders. The
company has a long history of financial strength and strong performance, and
although dividends are not guaranteed, MassMutual has paid dividends to
eligible participating policyholders every year since the 1860s. With whole
life insurance as its foundation, MassMutual provides products to help meet
the financial needs of clients, such as life insurance, disability income
insurance, long term care insurance, retirement/401(k) plan services, and
annuities. In addition, the company's strong and growing network of financial
professionals helps clients make good financial decisions for the long-term.

MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing name for Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company (MassMutual) [of which Retirement Services is a division]
and its affiliated companies and sales representatives. MassMutual is
headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts and its major affiliates include:
Babson Capital Management LLC; Baring Asset Management Limited; Cornerstone
Real Estate Advisers LLC; The First Mercantile Trust Company; MassMutual
International LLC; MML Investors Services, Inc., member FINRA and SIPC;
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.; and The MassMutual Trust Company, FSB.

For more information, visit massmutual.com.

Contact:
Lisa Reilly
413-744-0589
lreilly@massmutual.com

SOURCE MassMutual Retirement Services

Lisa Reilly of MassMutual Retirement Services, +1-413-744-0589,
lreilly@massmutual.com