Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Donald G. Southwell |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Denise I. Lynch |
President, Kemper |
| Don M. Royster, Sr |
President, Career Agency Companies |
| Fred H. Reichelt |
President, Fireside Bank |
| Jack D. Lubner |
President, Unitrin Business Insurance |
| James A. Schulte |
Group Executive, Property and Casualty Group and President, Unitrin Direct |
| James J. Collins |
President, Career Agency Property Program |
| James M. Landy |
President, Fireside Bank |
| Joe Cole |
President |
| John W. Mullen |
President, Unitrin Specialty |
| Milton E. Slaughter |
President, Southern States General Agency |
| Orin L. Crossley |
President, Reserve National Insurance Company |
| Scott Carter |
President, Unitrin Direct |
| Shawn Crawford |
President, Unitrin Data Systems, Inc. |
| Eric J. Draut |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Richard Roeske |
Chief Accounting Officer |
| Scott Renwick |
Senior Vice President |
| David Bengston |
Vice President |
| Edward J. Konar |
Vice President |
| John M. Boschelli |
Vice President |
| Ronald E. Greco |
Vice President and Corporate Actuary, Unitrin Services Company |
| Curt Haag |
Product Manager |
| Charles L. Wood |
Group Executive |
| Ann E. Ziegler |
Director |
| Douglas G. Geoga |
Director |
| James E. Annable |
Director |
| Jerrold V. Jerome |
Director |
| Reuben L. Hedlund |
Director |
Board of Directors
Donald G. Southwell, has been a director of the Company since February 2002, and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since August 2006. Mr. Southwell served as President and Chief Operating Officer between February 2002 and August 2006, as Senior Vice President between February 1999 and February 2002, and as Vice President between May 1998 and February 1999. Mr. Southwell served as the President of the Company’s insurance operations from October 1999 until February 2002. Mr. Southwell joined Unitrin in March 1996 as the head of the Unitrin Life and Health Insurance Group.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Kemper |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Career Agency Companies |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Fireside Bank |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Unitrin Business Insurance |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
Group Executive, Property and Casualty Group and President, Unitrin Direct |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Career Agency Property Program |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Fireside Bank |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Unitrin Specialty |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Southern States General Agency |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Reserve National Insurance Company |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Unitrin Direct |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
President, Unitrin Data Systems, Inc. |
Current |
Eric J. Draut, has been a director of the Company since February 2002, at which time he was elected Executive Vice President. Mr. Draut is the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since February 1997. Mr. Draut was a Senior Vice President of the Company from February 1999 until February 2002, and served as Treasurer from April 1992 until February 2002. Mr. Draut was a Vice President between October 1997 and February 1999, and Controller from February 1990 until February 1997. Mr. Draut currently serves as a director of Intermec Inc., which designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, sells, resells and services wired and wireless automated identification and data collection products.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
Vice President and Corporate Actuary, Unitrin Services Company |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
Product Manager |
Current |
Mr. Wood is a group executive responsible for two operating companies at Unitrin, Inc., (NYSE, symbol UTR) a Chicago-based insurance and financial services company. He is a speaker and consultant to non-conflicting (insurance) businesses on customer referral marketing and provides outsourced vendor services for referral programs.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
Group Executive |
Current |
| Sales Performance Advisors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Richard C. Vie has been a director of the Company since March 1990, has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 1999, and has held the office of Chairman since August 2006. From March 1992 until August 2006, Mr. Vie served as Chief Executive Officer, and also served as President from March 1992 until February 2002.
Ann E. Ziegler has served as a member of the Hanesbrands board since December 2008. Ms. Ziegler has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer and a member of the executive committee of CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education, since May 2008. From April 2005 until April 2008, Ms. Ziegler served as senior vice president, administration and chief financial officer of Sara Lee’s Food and Beverage Group. From April 2003 until April 2005, she was chief financial officer of Sara Lee’s Bakery Group. From November 2000 until April 2003, she was senior vice president, corporate development of Sara Lee. Ms. Ziegler is also a director of Unitrin, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CDW Corporation |
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Merastar Insurance Co. |
Director |
Current |
| Hanesbrands Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Sara Lee Bakery Group |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Sara Lee Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Sara Lee Bakery Group |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Sara Lee Bakery Group |
Administration |
Former |
Donald V. Fites, 74, has been a director since November 2004. From 1990 until his retirement in 1999, Mr. Fites served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc., a global manufacturer of construction and mining equipment and engines. Mr. Fites currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Thayer Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm.
Douglas G. Geoga, has been a director of the Company since February 2000. Mr. Geoga is founder and principal of Geoga Group, L.L.C., a hospitality investment and advisory consulting firm. Until July 1, 2006, Mr. Geoga served as the President of Global Hyatt Corporation and as the President of Hyatt Corporation and the President of AIC Holding Co., the parent corporation of Hyatt International Corporation, both privately-held subsidiaries of Global Hyatt Corporation which collectively operate the Hyatt chain of full-service hotels throughout the world. In addition, from 2000 through 2005, Mr. Geoga served as the President of Hospitality Investment Fund, L.L.C., a privately-held firm which was engaged in making investments in lodging and hospitality companies and projects.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Global Hyatt Corporation |
President |
Former |
Fayez S. Sarofim, 80 , has been a director of the Company since March 1990. He has been Chairman of the Board and President of Fayez Sarofim & Co., a registered investment advisor, for more than five years. He is also a director of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products in the property and casualty market.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Executives Breakfast Club of Oak Brook |
|
Current |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Chicago Theatre Group Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
Secretary to the Federal Advisory Council, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board |
Current |
| Merastar Insurance Co. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
Economic Advisor To the Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Eco-Nomics, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Bank One Corp |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Bank One Corp |
Director of Economics |
Former |
| Congressional Budget Office |
|
Former |
| Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce |
|
Former |
| Eco-Nomics, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Bank One Corp |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Princeton University |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| Kenyon College |
A.B. (magna cum, laude) |
Former |
| Kenyon College |
member |
Former |
Jerrold V. Jerome is a retired executive of the Company and has been a director of the Company since February 1990. He was President and Chief Executive Officer from February 1990 through February 1992, Vice Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors from March 1992 through January 1994, and Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors from February 1994 through December 1998, at which time he retired as an employee.
Reuben L. Hedlund has been a director of the Company since November 1993. He has been a managing director or partner of the Chicago law firm of Hedlund & Hanley, LLC (and its predecessor firms) for more than the last five years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Hedlund Hanley |
Partner |
Current |
| Unitrin, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Hedlund Hanley |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American College of Trial Lawyers |
Fellow |
Current |
Wayne Kauth has been a director of the Company since March 2003. Mr. Kauth has been an independent consultant to the financial services industry, specializing in the life/health and property/casualty insurance fields, for more than the past five years. Mr. Kauth is a retired partner of Ernst & Young, LLP where he specialized in accounting and auditing matters for the insurance industry and was the firm's National Insurance Technical Director. Mr. Kauth holds both the Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter and Chartered Life Underwriter designations and is a fellow of the Life Management Institute. As a Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Kauth has served on a number of committees and working groups for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Born 1940. Director since 2005. Elected until 2011.
Former President, COO and Director of Morton International, Inc., Former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Salins Europe S.A., Former Senior V.P. of Rohm&Haas Co., Director of Unitrin, Inc.
MBA
Shares: 1,000
Executive News