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13
Executive Officers of the Company
The following table presents certain information concerning the executive officers of the Company as of February 2, 2016:
Name Age Position
George Joseph 94 Chairman of the Board
Gabriel Tirador 51 President and Chief Executive Officer
Allan Lubitz 57 Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Theodore R. Stalick 52 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Christopher Graves 50 Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Robert Houlihan 59 Vice President and Chief Product Officer
Kenneth G. Kitzmiller 69 Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer
Brandt N. Minnich 49 Vice President—Marketing
Randall R. Petro 52 Vice President—Chief Claims Officer
Heidi C. Sullivan 47 Vice President—Human Capital
Charles Toney 54 Vice President and Chief Actuary
Judy A. Walters 69 Vice President—Corporate Affairs and Secretary
Mr. Joseph, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has served in this capacity since 1961. He held the position of Chief
Executive Officer of the Company for 45 years from 1961 through 2006. Mr. Joseph has more than 50 years’ experience in the
property and casualty insurance business.
Mr. Tirador, President and Chief Executive Officer, served as the Company’s assistant controller from 1994 to 1996. In
1997 and 1998, he served as the Vice President and Controller of the Automobile Club of Southern California. He rejoined the
Company in 1998 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in
October 2001 and Chief Executive Officer in 2007. Mr. Tirador has over 20 years experience in the property and casualty insurance
industry and is an inactive Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Lubitz, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, joined the Company in 2008. Prior to joining the Company,
he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of H&R Block/Option One Mortgage from 2003 to 2007. He
held executive roles including Chief Information Officer of Ditech Mortgage and President of ANR Consulting Group from 2000
to 2003. Prior to 2000, he held several positions at TRW, Experian, and First American Corporation, most recently as a Senior
Vice President and Chief Information Officer.
Mr. Stalick, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, joined the Company as Corporate Controller in 1997. He
was appointed Chief Accounting Officer in October 2000 and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2001. In July 2013,
he was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Stalick is an inactive Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Graves, Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, has been employed by the Company in the investment department
since 1986. Mr. Graves was appointed Chief Investment Officer in 1998, and named Vice President in 2001.
Mr. Houlihan, Vice President and Chief Product Officer, joined the Company in his current position in 2007. Prior to joining
the Company, he served as National Product Manager at Bristol West Insurance Group from 2005 to 2007 and Product Manager
at Progressive Insurance Company from 1999 to 2005.
Mr. Kitzmiller, Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer, has been employed by the Company in the underwriting
department since 1972. Mr. Kitzmiller was appointed Vice President in 1991, and named Chief Underwriting Officer in 2010.
Mr. Minnich, Vice President—Marketing, joined the Company as an underwriter in 1989. In 2007, he joined Superior
Access Insurance Services as Director of Agency Operations. In 2008 he rejoined the Company as an Assistant Product Manager,
and in 2009, he was named Senior Director of Marketing, a role he held until appointed to his current position later in 2009.
Mr. Minnich has over 25 years experience in the property and casualty insurance industry and is a Chartered Property and Casualty
Underwriter.
Mr. Petro, Vice President and Chief Claims Officer, has been employed by the Company in the Claims Department since
1987. Mr. Petro was appointed Vice President in March 2014, and named Chief Claims Officer in March 2015.