AFTRA H&R welcomes new Trustee

5/5/2009 4:22:02 PM

Summary ... Mr. Hank Lachmund, Senior Vice President of Labor Relations for Warner Bros. Television, joins AFTRA H&R's Board of Trustees.

Full story ... The AFTRA Health & Retirement Funds is pleased to welcome Mr. Hank Lachmund, Senior Vice President of Labor Relations for Warner Bros. Television, to its Board of Trustees. Mr. Lachmund will serve as one of AFTRA H&R’s Producer (Employer) Trustees.

Mr. Lachmund has been with Warner Bros. for 26 years. Prior to joining Warner Bros., he spent eight years with the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Lachmund also serves on the boards of the Directors Guild of America – Producer Pension and Health Plans, the Writers’ Guild – Industry Pension & Health Funds and the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans.

The AFTRA Health & Retirement Funds are governed by a Board of Trustees with representation from both AFTRA and contributing industry employers. The Trustees are responsible for setting the benefits, rules and regulations of the Funds and generally overseeing AFTRA H&R operations.