Kai Petersen has joined Buck Consultantsí Los Angeles office

Kai Petersen has joined Buck Consultantsí Los Angeles office as Principal and Western Region Retirement Practice Leader.

Petersen joins Buck from The Segal Company, where he led the retirement practice for Segalís West Region. He has more than 20 years of consulting experience with corporate, governmental, and multiemployer pension and retiree medical plans. Petersenís expertise also includes plan design, actuarial consulting, asset/liability modeling, and MandA issues.

Petersen is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, an Enrolled Actuary, and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Buck Consultants, an ACS company, is a leader in human resource and benefits consulting with more than 1,500 professionals worldwide. Founded in 1916 to advise clients in establishing and funding some of the nationís first public and private retirement programs, Buck is an innovator in the areas of retirement benefits, health and welfare programs, human resource management, compensation, and employee communication. News and other information about Buck Consultants is available at: