Will Bashan was hired by Delaware Investments Inc., Philadelphia, as...

Will Bashan was hired by Delaware Investments Inc., Philadelphia, as executive vice president retail. Mr. Bashan will be responsible for Delaware's retail mutual funds, 401(k) and 529 businesses. He had been president of Cigna Healthcare of New England, Hookset, N.H. Mr. Bashan succeeds Richard Flannery, who left the firm last year. Rene Campis, executive vice president and head of retirement services, had taken the job temporarily.