Barbara S. Kowalczyk

BARBARA S. KOWALCZYK is senior vice president and director of corporate
development of Lincoln Financial Group. In this role, she is responsible
for strategic planning for the corporation, all merger and acquisition
activity, media and investor relations, and branding. Ms. Kowalczyk
joined Lincoln National Investment Management in 1977, holding positions
in various areas, including portfolio management. She became senior vice
president of private placements in 1992 and was promoted to her current
position in 1994. She holds a bachelor of science degree in marketing
and a master of business administration degree from Indiana University
at Bloomington. She earned the designation of Chartered Financial
Analyst in 1982 and is a member of the National Association for
Investment Management and Research and its Philadelphia society. Ms.
Kowalczyk is a member of Lincoln Financial Group’s Executive Steering
Committee, Senior Management Committee and Strategy Group. She currently
serves on the board of directors for The Lincoln National Life Insurance
Company, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, First Penn-Pacific
and Lincoln National (UK).