Jackson Financial Inc.: elects Donald C. Templin to board

What happened

• The filing says Jackson Financial Inc. announced its board elected Donald C. Templin as a director on Oct 12, 2026, for a term to end at the company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders. He was elected to fill the vacancy created by Gregory Durant’s resignation earlier this year.

Key details

• Mr. Templin was appointed to the board’s audit committee and compensation committee and joins Russell Noles in qualifying as an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules; the board determined he qualifies as an independent director under NYSE and heightened committee standards.
• Background: former executive vice president and chief financial officer of Voya Financial, Inc.; prior senior finance roles at Marathon Petroleum Corporation; earlier career as a certified public accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; holds a B.A. in accounting from Grove City College.
• Director compensation: as a non-employee director, he will receive an annual cash retainer of $125,000 and an annual equity grant with a value of $185,000, prorated for any partial year of service.
• The company and Mr. Templin will enter into an indemnification agreement effective Oct 12, 2026.

Why it may matter

• The report was filed under Item 5.02 (departure of directors or certain officers; election of directors) and Item 7.01 (Regulation FD disclosure), which cover director appointments, committee assignments, and related disclosures. A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.