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. The majority of the directors of each company are policyholders. Directors are elected annually by the policyholders.
Richard P. Creedon - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (UM, GA, RFI)
Kristen H. Martin - President and Chief Operating Officer (UM, GA, RFI)
Russell A. Acevedo - Intensivist, Crouse Hospital (UM, GA)
Donald P. Cardarelli - Professor of Management Practice, Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management (UM, RFI)
Dorinda K. (Dorie) Culp - (Retired) President of Devon Park Specialty Insurance (UM)
Paul A. Hagstrom, Ph.D. - Professor of Economics, Hamilton College (UM, RFI)
Gregory M. Harden - Retired Owner/CEO of Harden Furniture (UM, GA, RFI)
Tiffany L. Hawkins - Chief Operating Officer, Momentum Advisors; Founding Partner, Franklin Morgan Private Equity Fund (UM)
Zelda J. Holcomb, Ph.D. - (Retired) Owner/Consultant Holcomb Associates, LLC, Educational Consulting Group (UM, GA, RFI)
Timothy R. Reed - Retired (UM, GA, RFI)
Linda E. Romano - Attorney at Law, Counsel to Bond, Schoeneck & King (UM, GA, RFI)
Eric K. Scholl - Retired Investment Professional/Private Investor (UM, RFI)
Billy J. Taylor, MBA, CLU, CPCU - Human Resources Leader, Edward Jones Financial Services (UM)
Operating Committee
The Operating Committee consists of members of senior management who guide the course of the companies of the Utica National Insurance Group.
Richard P. Creedon - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (UM, GA, RFI)
Kristen H. Martin - President and Chief Operating Officer (UM, GA, RFI)
Ajaz M. Akhtar - Vice President and Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Decision Sciences Center of Excellence
John M. Anderson - Vice President and Director of Product Innovation
Mark R. Angelucci - Senior Vice President and Errors & Omissions Segment Leader
Jolene M. Casatelli - Executive Vice President and Senior Claims Officer
Paul L. Cohen - Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary
John H. Eckmair - Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer
Michael Enz - Senior Vice President and Head of Agency Strategy
James Foxx - Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, New England Regional Office
Samuel J. Gourley - Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Carl Hackling - Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, Southeastern Regional Office
William K. King - Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Lines Officer
Sarah Mariani-Hinman - Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Elizabeth Miller - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Shannon C. Peck - Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Experience Officer
Leanne Ross - Senior Vice President and National Sales & Distribution Leader, Commercial Lines
Brian D. Saville - Senior Vice President & Director, Educational Institutions Unit
Bernard J. Turi - Executive Vice President, General Counsel, General Auditor and Chief Risk Officer
Kenneth E. Turnipseed, Jr. - Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Southwestern Regional Office
Thomas A. Weigand - Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, New York Metropolitan Regional Office
Steven E. West - Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
