Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co., Los Angeles,...

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co., Los Angeles, has promoted five executives: William D. Adams, formerly director of corporate taxes, to vice president in the corporate tax department; Kenneth M. Ellis, formerly vice president-Transamerica Information Services, to vice president, data center services; Wayne K. Nakano, formerly second vice president and controller, to vice president and controller; Larry Houston Roy, formerly second vice president, reinsurance sales, to vice president, non-traditional products, Atlanta, and Nicki Bair, formerly second vice president and actuary, to vice president, pension pricing and asset liability management for the Transamerica Life Insurance & Annuity Co. unit.