Primerica, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has promoted Glenn J. Williams, currently the company's President, to Chief Executive Officer and also elected him to the board, effective April 1, 2015. The current Co-Chief Executive Officers, D. Richard (Rick) Williams and John A. Addison Jr., will remain members of the Primerica Board. In their new roles, Rick Williams, who has been with Primerica since 1989, will be non-executive Chairman of the Board and John Addison, who has been with the company since 1982, will be non-executive Chairman of Primerica Distribution.

The board also announced that it has promoted Peter W. Schneider to the position of President, also effective April 1, 2015. Glenn Williams, age 55, began his career with Primerica in 1981 as a member of the company's sales force. He joined the Home Office team in 1983.

In 2005, Primerica elevated Williams to President of the company. Schneider has served as the company's Executive Vice President and General Counsel since June 2000 and as Chief Administrative Officer since 2010, and he will retain his General Counsel duties for the foreseeable future. During his tenure with the company, Schneider has had responsibility for compliance, government relations, media relations, human resources and initiatives to grow sales force.