ELCA NEWS SERVICE January 20, 2010 Brad Hewitt Named President and CEO, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 10-023-TFL*/JB MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans announced Jan. 20 that its board of directors named Brad Hewitt as the organization's new president and chief executive officer. Hewitt currently serves as Thrivent Financial's chief operating officer and will succeed Bruce Nicholson, retiring chairman, president and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 1. Hewitt will also join the Thrivent Financial board of directors. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4407 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews