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Kenneth F. Spence, III, 54, has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the
Company since January 2005. From August 2004 to January 2005, he was Senior Vice President and
General Counsel. Prior to that, Mr. Spence served in several leadership positions in the Company’s
Legal Services group, and from April 1998 until the Merger, in SPC’s Legal Services Group.
Mr. Spence joined SPC in April 1998, upon SPC’s merger with USF&G Corporation, where he had
served as legal counsel.
Doreen Spadorcia, 52, has been Chief Executive Officer—Personal Insurance and Executive Vice
President—Claim Services, since July 15, 2009. From March 2, 2005 to July 15, 2009, she was Executive
Vice President—Claim Services. Prior to that, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bond
operations for the Company since the Merger and, before that, for TPC since June 2002. From 1994 to
May 2002, she managed the TPC Bond claim operation and served as General Counsel of that business
unit. She joined TIGHI in 1986 as a claim attorney.
John J. Albano, 60, has been Executive Vice President of the Company since November 2005, and
he is currently Executive Vice President—Business Insurance. In 1998, he assumed the position of
Chief Underwriting Officer and Chief Operating Officer for National Accounts and was promoted to
President and CEO for National Accounts in 2000 and Commercial Accounts in 2005. Prior to that
time, he served as Regional Vice President of the Northeast Region from 1987 to 1997. He joined
Travelers in 1971, working in Commercial Lines Underwriting and Marketing on Long Island.
Samuel G. Liss, 53, has been Executive Vice President—Strategic Development since September
2006. From September 2006 to July 2008, he held the additional title of Executive Vice President—
Financial, Professional and International Insurance. Mr. Liss was Executive Vice President of Business
Development when he joined the Company in February 2003. In 2002, he advised SPC in connection
with its formation of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd, a NYSE-listed Bermuda reinsurance
company which succeeded SPC’s former assumed reinsurance operation. Mr. Liss served as Managing
Director in the Financial Institutions Group and Equity Research at Credit Suisse First Boston from
1994 to 2001.
William A. Bloom, 46, has been Executive Vice President—Insurance Operations and Systems since
May 2007. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the Company
since the Merger. In 2006, he was given the additional responsibility for Insurance Operations, which
includes the policyholder and agency service centers, underwriting support and policy processing,
agency operations and billing. Prior to joining Travelers as its Chief Information Officer in 2003,
Mr. Bloom was a partner in the Financial Services Practice at Accenture. He also served previously as
a Vice President at Hartford Life, responsible for business technology services.
Maria Olivo, 45, has been Executive Vice President—Treasurer since June 2009. Prior to that, she
was Executive Vice President—Market Development since October 2007. Since joining the company in
2002, Ms. Olivo has held a number of executive positions, including leading Corporate Development,
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. Prior to joining Travelers in 2002, Ms. Olivo was
deputy head of Strategic Investments at Swiss Re Capital Partners from April 2000 to June 2002. Prior
to that, she was a director in Salomon Smith Barney’s Investment Bank.
William E. Cunningham, Jr., 44, will become Executive Vice President—Business Insurance
effective March 1, 2010. Since September 2007 he has served as Senior Vice President—Business
Insurance where he is responsible for Commercial Accounts, Construction, Technology, Public Sector
Services, Global Accounts, Excess Casualty and Oil & Gas. In July 2006, he was named President and
CEO of Commercial Accounts. He had been promoted to President of National Accounts in 2005 and
President of Travelers Construction in April 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Cunningham served as Regional
Vice President for the Northeast Region of National Accounts since July 1997, after serving as
Managing Director of the Northeastern territory for National Accounts since 1996. He began his career
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