Personal Commercial Claims Safety Careers Company Contact Us 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. 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 - Medical Director of Intensive Care, Crouse Hospital (UM, GA) C. William Bachman - (Retired) Vice President, Cohber Press (UM, GA, RFI) Donald P. Cardarelli - Professor of Management Practice, Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management Dorinda K. (Dorie) Culp - (Retired) President of Devon Park Specialty Insurance Paul A. Hagstrom, Ph.D. - Professor of Economics, Hamilton College (UM, RFI) Gregory M. Harden - Retired Owner/CEO of Harden Furniture (UM, GA, RFI) Zelda J. Holcomb, Ph.D. - (Retired) Owner/Consultant Holcomb Associates, LLC, Educational Consulting Group (UM, GA) Peter J. O'Neill - Retired, Agway, Inc. (UM) Timothy R. Reed - Consultant (UM, GA) Linda E. Romano - Attorney at Law, Counsel to Bond, Schoeneck & King (UM, RFI) Eric K. Scholl - Retired Investment Professional/Private Investor (UM, RFI) Billy J. Taylor, MBA, CLU, CPCU - Human Resources Business Unit Leader (Director) Edward Jones Financial Services 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 Mark C. Askins - Senior Vice President and Regional Manager Middle Atlantic Regional Office at Utica National Steven E. Barry- Vice President, Director of Planning & Operational Analysis Lane O’Brion (“Brion”) Burris, Jr. - Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Southeastern Regional Office Jolene M. Casatelli - Executive Vice President and Senior Claims Officer Paul L. Cohen - Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary John H. Eckmair - Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer David B. Gilmet - Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, New England Regional Office Samuel J. Gourley - Vice President and Chief Information Officer Steven P. Guzski - Executive Vice President and Director of Human Resources & Facilities Sarah Mariani-Hinman - Vice President and Director of the Marketing Center of Excellence, Communications and Customer Engagement William K. King - Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Lines Officer Brian K. McCulloch - Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Southwestern Regional Office Brian W. Miller - Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Shannon C. Peck - Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Experience Officer Christopher J. Piela - Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Brian D. Saville - Senior Vice President & Director – Educational Institutions Unit Bernard J. Turi - Executive Vice President, General Counsel, General Auditor and Chief Risk Officer Thomas A. Weigand - Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, New York Metropolitan Regional Office Michael S. Wolfe - Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Republic-Franklin Insurance Office Franklin E. Zurschmit - Senior Vice President, Personal Lines Insurance Company 2020 Kids Run 2021 Utica National (Boilermaker) 5k Company History Corporate Citizenship Corporate Leadership COVID-19 Updates Financial Strength Foundation Legal Notices Licenses Member Companies Newsroom We’re at Our Best When You Need Us Most! Find An Agent Utica Mutual Insurance Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries, 180 Genesee St., New Hartford, NY 13413 © 2021 Copyright Utica Mutual Insurance Company Legal Notices For Agents Make a Payment