Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| G. Janelle Frost |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Geoffrey R. Banta |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Craig P. Leach |
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| David O. Narigon |
Executive Vice President |
| Todd Walker |
General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President |
| Allan E. Farr |
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Mgmt |
| Cynthia P. Harris |
Senior Vice President, HR & Client Services |
| Cynthis P. Harris |
Senior Vice President |
| Edwin R. Longanacre |
Senior Vice President, It |
| Henry O. Lestage |
Senior Vice President, Claims Operations |
| Kelly R. Goins |
Senior Vice President, Underwriting Operations |
| Leon J. Lagneaux |
Senior Vice President, Safety Operations |
| Paula Granger |
Controller & Vice President |
| Peter T. Lemann |
Treasurer & Vice President, Finance |
| Vincent Gagliano |
Vice President, Operations Analysis |
| Don Tankersley |
Director |
| Paige Harper |
Deputy General Counsel |
| Austin P. Young |
Director |
| Sean M. Traynor |
Director |
Board of Directors
G. Janelle Frost has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2008. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Frost served as Controller since May 2004 and Vice President since May 2006. She has been employed with our company since 1992 and served as Assistant Vice President from May 2004 to May 2006 and Deputy Controller from 1998 to April 2004.
Geoffrey R. Banta has served as our Chief Operating Officer since November 2008. From December 2003 to October 2008, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining our company in 2003, he held the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer from 2001 until November 2003, and Chief Operating Officer from 1996 until 2001, at Scruggs Consulting, an actuarial and management consulting firm. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Banta was Chief Financial Officer of the Atlanta Casualty Companies, an issuer of non-standard auto insurance whose holding company was a subsidiary of American Financial Group, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
Current |
Craig P. Leach has served as our Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing since November 2002. He has served in a variety of sales and key marketing positions within our company since beginning his insurance career with a predecessor to our company in 1980, including Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing from 1997 until November 2002.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
Current |
David O. Narigon has served as an Executive Vice President with responsibility for Claims, Information Technology and Premium Audit since September 2006. Prior to joining our company, he provided consulting, mediation, arbitration and expert witness services to the insurance industry through his company, Narigon Consulting & Settlement Services, from March 2005 until August 2006. Prior to March 2005, Mr. Narigon was employed by EMC Insurance Companies where he held the positions of Vice President, Claims from 1988 to June 1998 and Senior Vice President, Claims from June 1998 until March 2005, and President of EMC Risk Services from 1993 until March 2005.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
Todd Walker has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since September 2006. From 2002 through September 2006, he was engaged in the private practice of law. Prior to 2002, Mr. Walker held various legal positions with Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp., a New York Stock Exchange listed refining and marketing company, where he had been employed since 1987.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President |
Current |
Allan E. Farr has served as our Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management since April 2004. He has been employed with our company since 1998 and served as Vice President, Underwriting Services from 1999 until 2004.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Mgmt |
Current |
Cynthia P. Harris has served as our Senior Vice President, Human Resources/Client Services since January 2003. She has been employed with our company since 1977 and served as Vice President, Policyholder Services and Administration from 1992 until December 2002.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Senior Vice President, HR & Client Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
Edwin R. Longanacre has served as our Senior Vice President, Information Technology since March 2005. He has been employed with our company since 2000 and held the position of Vice President, Information Technology from September 2004 until March 2005 and Information Technology Director from 2000 until September 2004.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Senior Vice President, It |
Current |
Henry O. Lestage, IV has served as our Senior Vice President, Claims Operations since September 2000. He has been employed with our company since 1987 and served as Vice President, Claims Operations from 1998 until 2000.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Claims Operations |
Current |
Kelly R. Goins has served as our Senior Vice President, Underwriting Operations since March 2005. She has been employed with our company since 1986 and served as Vice President, Underwriting Operations from 2000 until March 2005.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Underwriting Operations |
Current |
Leon J. Lagneaux has served as our Senior Vice President, Safety Operations since March 2005. He has been employed with our company since 1994 and served as Vice President, Safety Operations from 1999 until March 2005.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Safety Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Controller & Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Treasurer & Vice President, Finance |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Vice President, Operations Analysis |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Deputy General Counsel |
Current |
C. Allen Bradley, Jr. has served as Chairman of our board of directors since October 2005, our President since November 2002, our Chief Executive Officer since December 2003 and a Director since June 2003. From November 2002 until December 2003 he served as our Chief Operating Officer. Since joining our company in 1994, Mr. Bradley has had principal responsibility for the management of our underwriting operations (December 2000 through June 2005) and safety services (September 2000 through November 2002) and has served as our General Counsel (September 1997 through December 2003) and Secretary (September 1997 through November 2002). Prior to joining our company, he was engaged in the private practice of law.
Daniel Phillips, age 60, is President and Chief Executive Officer of PAX, Inc., a supplier of fabricated heavy industrial steel to the petrochemical, petroleum refining, and power industries headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Phillips founded PAX, Inc. in 1979, and has been an owner and officer of that company since that time.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Jared A. Morris has served as a Director since September 2005. Since 2002, Mr. Morris has been an officer and a principal owner of Dumont Land, LLC and Marine One Acceptance Corp., both of which are subprime finance companies. He was an Assistant Vice President, Underwriter of CIT Business Credit, a commercial finance company, from 2000 until 2002.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Millard E. Morris, age 62, founded the Company in 1985, and was its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and principal shareholder until it was sold to a private investment group in 1997. He continued to serve on the Company’s board of directors until 2005. He has been the managing member of Dumont Management Group, LLC, a privately held company that provides management services to various affiliated finance and investment companies, since 1996. Millard E. Morris is the father of Jared A. Morris.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Randy Roach currently serves as the Mayor of Lake Charles, Louisiana, a position he has held since 2000. In his many years of public service, Mr. Roach has held positions as Assistant City Attorney for the city of Lake Charles (1985-1987) and State Representative in the Louisiana Legislature (1988-1996), as well as serving on numerous committees and task forces for the state of Louisiana.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe |
General Partner |
Current |
| Universal American Financial Corp. |
Observer |
Current |
| Universal American Financial Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Amcomp Incorporated |
Director |
Current |
| Ameripath Texas, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Select Medical Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| BT Alex. Brown Incorporated |
Investment Banking Groups |
Former |
| Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. |
Team Member |
Former |
| Wcas |
|
Former |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers |
|
Former |
| AmeriPath, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
MBA |
Former |
| Villanova University |
B.S. |
Former |
| Select Medical Corporation |
member |
Former |
Thomas W. Hallagan has been a Director since May 2006. Mr. Hallagan is currently a private investor. He was Managing Director–Head of U.S. Private Equity for Najeti Ventures, LLC, a private equity investment firm, from May 2002 until December 2005. From 2000 until May 2002, Mr. Hallagan was a private investor. Mr. Hallagan has served on numerous public and private company boards and was a certified public accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerisafe Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |