Rod Mims has served as Executive Vice President and Head of Retail at Athene since March 2025. In his role, he is responsible for overseeing Athene’s retail annuity business and driving continued growth through the development of strong partnerships.

Mr. Mims joined Athene in 2011 and served as Senior Vice President and National Sales Manager until he assumed his current role, bringing extensive institutional experience and strategic initiative to continue the successful execution of the organization’s growth plans.

Prior to joining Athene, he was the National Sales Manager for Genworth Financial, with responsibility spanning its bank, wirehouse and independent broker-dealer channels.

Mr. Mims received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration accompanied by a degree in Marketing and Supply Chain Management from East Carolina University. He graduated from the GE Management Development Institute-Crotonville and completed Executive Education from University of Virgina Darden School of Business.