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Corporate Leadership

Boards of Directors
The management of the Utica Mutual Insurance Company (UM) and its affiliates, the Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance company (GA), and Republic Franklin Insurance (RFI), is vested in their respective boards of directors. Each board* is composed principally of outside directors. Only three members of each board are officers or employees of the company. The majority of the directors of each company are policyholders. Directors are elected annually by the policyholders.

W. Craig Heston - Chairman Emeritus Gregory M. Harden - President and Chief Executive Officer, Harden Furniture Company (UM, GA. RFI)
J. Douglas Robinson - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Jerry J. Hartman - Retired President, Reese Press (UM, GA, RFI)
Brian P. Lytwynec - President and Chief Operating Officer Zelda J. Holcomb, Ph.D - Owner/Consultant Holcomb Associates, LLC, Educational Consulting Group (UM, GA)
Russell A. Acevedo - Medical Director of Intensive Care, Crouse Hospital (UM, GA) Nicholas O. Matt - Chairman & CEO, Matt Brewing Company (UM, GA)
C. William Bachman - Vice President, Cohber Press (UM, GA) Peter J. O'Neill - Retired, Agway, Inc. (UM)
Alfred E. Calligaris - President, The Stebbins Engineering and Manufacturing Company (UM, GA. RFI) Alan J. Pope - Senior Vice-President PointeNorth Insurance Group (UM, GA, RFI)
Richard P. Creedon - Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Senior Claims Officer (UM) Timothy R. Reed - Executive Director of Distance Running Hall of Fame, (UM, GA)
Daniel D. Daly - Executive Vice President, Senior Marketing and Regional Operations Officer (UM) Linda E. Romano - Attorney at Law, Counsel to Bond, Schoeneck & King (UM, RFI)
Paul A. Hagstrom, Ph.D. - Professor of Economics, Hamilton College (UM, RFI) Eric K. Scholl - Chairman, CEO, Co-CIO Caywood-Scholl Capital Management, LLC (UM)

    *UM - Utica Mutual Insurance Company                         *GA - Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance Company


Operating Committee
The Operating Committee consists of members of senior management who guide the course of the companies of the Utica National Insurance Group.

J. Douglas Robinson - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer John A. Griffin - Resident Senior Vice President, Educational Institution Business Segment
Brian P. Lytwynec - President and Chief Operating Officer Chris A. Eells - Resident Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Southeastern Regional Office
John M. Anderson - President and Chief Operating Officer, Founders Insurance Company Matthew J. Lupino - Resident Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Middle Atlantic Regional Office
Richard P. Creedon - Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Senior Claims Officer Brian K. McCulloch - Resident Senior Vice President and Regional Manager Southwestern Regional Office
Daniel D. Daly - Executive Vice President, Senior Marketing and Regional Operations Officer Andrew E. Meehan - Resident Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, New York Metropolitan Regional Office
James P. Carhart - Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer Ernest W. Weeks - Resident Senior Vice President, Agents Errors & Omissions Profit Center Manager
Raymond E. Cox - Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Michael S. Wolfe - Resident Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Republic-Franklin Insurance Company
Steven P. Guzski - Senior Vice President, Director of Human Resources Franklin E. Zurschmit - Resident Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Eastern Regional Office
Robert F. Manfredo - Senior Vice President, Senior Underwriting Officer Steven E. Barry - Vice President, Director of Research and Budget
Kristen H. Martin - Senior Vice President, General Auditor and Corporate Secretary Paul L. Cohen - Vice President, Chief Actuary
Anthony L. Sychtysz - Senior Vice President, Director of Regional Operations Andrew B. McCray - Vice President, Director Regional Underwriting Operations
Bernard J. Turi - Senior Vice President, Director of Risk & Reinsurance Diane K. Hausserman - Assistant Vice President, Managing Actuary
Jose L. Trasancos - Senior Vice President, Senior Personal Lines Officer Dale E. Buell - Assistant Vice President, Manager of Customer Support
David B. Gilmet - Resident Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, New England Regional Office