Ricp Luke Gunnells

Luke Gunnells, RICP, currently serves as a Business Development Officer at Park Avenue Securities since January 2020. Prior experience includes a tenure at Guardian Life as VP, Retirement Income Specialist for the Southeast, where significant achievements included increasing annuity sales and growing the North Florida Financial agency to the second largest in annuity sales in 2018. As VP, Marketing Director at Guardian Life, Gunnells drove sales from $8M to $75M between 2008 and 2012, earning recognition as the #1 Wholesaler for both Raymond James Associates and LPL Financial in 2012. Earlier roles involved serving as Regional Marketing Director for Mutual Funds at The Hartford, where sales grew significantly, and as Consumer Banking/Retail Branch Manager at Regions Bank, receiving accolades for outstanding investment sales. Luke holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Samford University.