Stephanie Lundquist, Bryan Jordan join Securian Financial Board of Directors

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 6, 2026--

Securian Financial today announced the elections of Stephanie Lundquist and D. Bryan Jordan to its board of directors, further strengthening the company’s governance with two accomplished leaders who bring deep expertise in human capital strategy, financial services and corporate leadership. They assumed their director roles on April 1, 2026.

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Lundquist is chief human resources officer at Cargill and a member of its executive team, where she leads global human resources strategy for more than 155,000 employees across 70 countries. A seasoned business and HR leader, she has extensive experience aligning people, culture and strategy to drive growth and innovation. Prior to joining Cargill in 2022, Lundquist spent more than 15 years at Target, where she held several senior leadership roles, including chief human resources officer and president of the company’s food and beverage business.

Jordan is chairman, president and chief executive officer of First Horizon Corporation, a financial services company with approximately $83 billion in assets and the parent company of First Horizon Bank, which operates more than 400 branches in 12 states in the southeastern U.S. He has led the organization since 2008 and previously served as chief financial officer at Regions Financial Corporation. His career also includes positions at First Union Corporation and KPMG. Jordan brings extensive experience in banking, capital markets and risk management, along with a strong track record of community and industry leadership.

“We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie and Bryan to Securian Financial’s board of directors,” said Chris Hilger, Securian Financial’s chairman, president and CEO. “Stephanie’s expertise in building high-performing, inclusive cultures and Bryan’s deep financial services leadership and strategic insight will be invaluable as we continue to grow and deliver on our purpose. Their perspectives will further strengthen our ability to serve customers and position our company for long-term success.”

Lundquist currently serves on the boards of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, the Cargill Foundation and the CHRO Association, and she previously served as an independent director for Sysco, where she contributed to committees focused on compensation, technology and corporate social responsibility. Lundquist holds a bachelor’s degree in business and communication from Concordia College, and she has completed executive education in board governance at Harvard Business School.

Jordan serves on multiple corporate and nonprofit boards, including Memphis Tomorrow, Operation HOPE, the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America (MBCA), the Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Board of Visitors. He is a member of the Bank Policy Institute (BPI) and the Tennessee Business Leadership Council (TBLC), and he is a co-chair of the Concordance First Chance Campaign. Jordan holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina.

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Securian Financial is the marketing name for Securian Financial Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries. Insurance products are issued by its subsidiary insurance companies, including Minnesota Life Insurance Company and Securian Life Insurance Company, a New York authorized insurer.

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D. Bryan Jordan, Securian Financial board member and First Horizon Corporation chairman, president and CEO

Stephanie Lundquist, Securian Financial board member and Cargill chief human resources officer

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is making only hesitant moves Monday, while oil prices are flip-flopping as mediators try to forge a ceasefire agreement ahead of a deadline that President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants.

The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% in morning trading, coming off its first winning week in the last six. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 46 points, or 0.1%, as of 10:05 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher.

Oil prices seesawed between gains and losses amid continued uncertainty about what will happen in the war with Iran and how long it will slow the global flow of oil and natural gas. Fighting is continuing, including an Israeli attack on an Iranian petrochemical plant, while mediators scramble to get the United States and Iran to agree to a new ceasefire proposal.

Trump has threatened to attack Iranian infrastructure if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil typically sails, by Monday night, Washington time. “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” Trump said on his social media network over the weekend, threatening Iranian leaders that “you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!”

Monday also offered the first chance for U.S. stocks to move after a report on Friday said that U.S. employers hired more workers last month than economists expected. The unemployment rate unexpectedly improved.

They’re encouraging signals for an economy that’s had to absorb painful leaps in costs for gasoline since the war’s beginning. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is nearly $4.12 across the country, according to AAA. It was below $3 a couple days before the United States and Israel launched attacks to begin the war in late February.

For countries that don’t produce as much oil as the United States, the pain has been even worse. That’s because they are more reliant on oil coming from the Middle East, and the war has blocked in much of the crude produced in the Persian Gulf area. That oil typically gets to customers worldwide by exiting the Strait of Hormuz.

The price for a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude rose 0.9% to $112.53 after erasing an earlier modest dip. Brent crude, the international standard, added 0.1% to $109.11 per barrel and remains well above its roughly $70 price from before the war.

A report on Monday also said that finance, transportation and other U.S. businesses in services sectors grew in March for a 21st straight month of expansion. But the growth was slightly slower than economists expected, and a measure of prices accelerated at its fastest pace since 2022 in a potentially discouraging signal for inflation.

In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady. The 10-year Treasury yield was sitting at 4.35%, where it was Friday. It remains well above its 3.97% level from before the war.

That rise has pushed up rates for mortgages and other loans going to U.S. households and businesses, slowing the economy.

On Wall Street, a split performance for the Big Tech stocks that are the U.S. market's most influential kept things in check. Apple rose 1.2%, and Amazon added 1%, but Microsoft fell 0.4%, while Nvidia slid 0.8%. The majority of stocks within the S&P 500 fell.

In stock markets abroad, Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.5%, and South Korea’s Kospi jumped 1.4%. Many other markets in Europe and Asia were closed for holidays.

AP Business Writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed.

Patrick McKeon, center, works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Screens display financial information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

U.S. President Donald Trump is seen on a screen as traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)