ADRIAN — Longtime Gleaner Life Insurance Society employee and Lenawee County resident Kaylene S. Armstrong has a new role with the benefit society. She recently was named Gleaner Life’s new chief financial and investment officer, succeeding Todd M. Warner, who was promoted to president and CEO in December.

Armstrong began working at Gleaner Life in 1985 as an Onsted High School co-op student, and continued working with Gleaner in departments including new business, annuity services, agent payroll, and accounting while obtaining her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Siena Heights University. 

She was named the society’s controller in 2002 and assistant vice president in 2016. In 2018, she was promoted to a vice president position. After a brief time as finance director at Jackson-based LifeWays, she returned to Gleaner Life earlier this year.

Armstrong also was named treasurer of Gleaner Life Insurance Society. 

“I’m very excited to be back working with such great employees here at Gleaner Life,” she stated in a news release. “I look forward to collaborating with Gleaner’s board and leadership team to support the company’s growth in the future.”

An avid golfer, Armstrong lives in Onsted with her husband, Craig. She has a daughter and a son as well as several pets. Armstrong spent many hours involved in 4-H, both growing up and with her daughter.

Founded in 1894, Gleaner Life Insurance Society is a nationally recognized not-for-profit fraternal benefit society. Gleaner assists its members in achieving their financial security goals through a broad range of life insurance and annuity financial solutions. As a fraternal organization, Gleaner provides volunteer opportunities and supports outreach programs to make a difference in the lives of its members and their communities.