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Exhibit 24

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, A. Desmarais, a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ A. Desmarais                                

 

A. Desmarais

 

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Huguette Menard                          

Name: Huguette Menard

 

 


 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, J. Balog, a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ J. Balog                                        

 

J. Balog

 

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Alvina B. Balog                            

Name: Alvina B. Balog

 

 


 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, J.L. Bernbach, a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ J.L. Bernbach                

 

J.L. Bernbach

 

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Deborah A. Brown                                                     

Name: Deborah A. Brown

 

 


 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, O.T. Dackow, a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of April, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ O.T. Dackow                                               

 

O.T. Dackow

 

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Ryan L. Logsdon                                        

Name: Ryan L. Logsdon

 

 


 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, R. Gratton, a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of April, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ R. Gratton                                                                   

 

R. Gratton

 

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Nicole Barolet                                             

Name: Nicole Barolet

 

 


 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, K.P. Kavanagh, a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ K.P. Kavanagh                                             

 

K.P. Kavanagh

 

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Els Kavanagh                                               

Name: Els Kavanagh

 

 


 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, W.T. McCallum, a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of April, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ W.T. McCallum                                                         

 

W.T. McCallum

 

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Ryan L. Logsdon                                        

Name: Ryan L. Logsdon

 

 


 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, J.E.A. Nickerson, a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of April, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ J.E.A. Nickerson                                                         

 

J.E.A. Nickerson

 

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Cheryl Muerlog                                                         

Name: Cheryl Muerlog

 

 

 


 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, D.A. Nield, a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ D.A. Nield                                                                 

 

D.A. Nield

 

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Ryan L. Logsdon                                        

Name: Ryan L. Logsdon

 

 


 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, P. Desmarais, Jr., a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of April, 2007.

 

 

/s/ P. Desmarais, Jr.                                                                       

 

P. Desmarais, Jr.

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Lucie Filteau                                               

Name: Lucie Filteau

 

 


 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, M. Plessis-Bélair, a member of the Board of Directors of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint R.G. Schultz and G.R. Derback, and each of them, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute registration statements of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-95839), or any successor form of registration statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney in fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April, 2007.

 

 

/s/ M. Plessis-Bélair                                                                       

 

M. Plessis-Bélair

Member, Board of Directors

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

 

Witness:

 

/s/ Danielle Durocher                                                     

Name: Danielle Durocher