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Meet the Senior Leadership Team Behind Our Success

With a clear vision and a drive to achieve, our leadership team inspires excellence across our company that guides our growth as a leader in the financial services industry.

Western & Southern companies are led by John F. Barrett, Chairman, President & CEO of Western & Southern Mutual Holding Company, Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc., The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, and Western-Southern Life Assurance Company.
Lisa Fangman

Lisa B. Fangman

Senior Vice President, Insurance Operations
Meet Lisa Fangman
james j fitzgerald

James J. Fitzgerald

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer 
Meet James Fitzgerald
D. Todd Henderson

D. Todd Henderson

Senior Vice President & Chief Actuary, Risk and Data Officer
Meet D. Todd Henderson
Bradley J Hunkler

Bradley J. Hunkler

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 
Meet Bradley Hunkler
Steve Hussey

Stephen G. Hussey, Jr.

Senior Vice President, Compensation & Benefits
Meet Stephen Hussey
Linda Lake

Linda M. Lake

Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Meet Linda Lake
Jill McGruder

Jill T. McGruder

Senior Vice President & Enterprise Chief Marketing Officer
Meet Jill McGruder
Paul Moore

Paul B. Moore

Senior Vice President & Chief Customer Officer

Meet Paul Moore
Jonathan Niemeyer

Jonathan D. Niemeyer

Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel
Meet Jonathan Niemeyer
Christopher Shipley

Christopher D. Shipley

Senior Vice President & Co-Chief Investment Officer
Meet Christopher Shipley
James J. Vance

James J. Vance

Senior Vice President & President, W&S Ventures
Meet James Vance
Brendan White

Brendan M. White

Senior Vice President & Co-Chief Investment Officer
Meet Brendan White
Terrie Wiedenheft

Terrie A. Wiedenheft

Senior Vice President, Business Unit Support and Execution
Meet Terrie Wiedenheft

Vice Presidents

  • Wade M. Fugate, Controller
  • Kevin L. Howard, Deputy General Counsel
  • Todd A. Lee, Marketing & Digital Center of Excellence
  • Bruce W. Maisel, Chief Compliance Officer
  • David E. Nevers, Public Relations & Corporate Communications
  • Travis D. Schraffenberger, Marketing Support & Execution
  • Rodrick Snyder, Audit

Leaders of Our Member Companies

  • Columbus Life Insurance Company – John H. Bultema, President & CEO
  • Eagle Realty Group, LLC – Paul C. Silva, President
  • Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. – Maribeth S. Rahe, President & CEO
  • Gerber Life Agency, LLC (Fabric by Gerber Life) – Benjamin E. Fotsch, CEO
  • Gerber Life Insurance Company – Keith M. O'Reilly, President & CEO
  • Integrity Life Insurance Company and National Integrity Life Insurance Company – Jill T. McGruder, President & CEO
  • The Lafayette Life Insurance Company – John H. Bultema, President & CEO
  • Touchstone Investments – Benjamin J. Alge, President
  • W&S Agency Group – Troy D. Brodie, President
  • W&S Financial Group Distributors, Inc. – Mark E. Caner, President

Board of Directors

  • John F. Barrett, Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer, Western & Southern Financial Group
  • Phillip R. Cox, Former President & Chief Executive Officer, Cox Financial Corporation
  • James C. Hale, Chairman & Founder, CS Advisors LLC; Founder, Former Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner Emeritus and Senior Advisor, FTV Capital
  • Robert L. Lawrence, Former Chief Executive Officer, Local TV LLC
  • James K. Risk III, Chief Executive Officer, Kirby Risk Corporation
  • George A. Schaefer Jr., Former Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Fifth Third Bank
  • Elizabeth A. Smith, Esq., Volunteer Attorney, Indiana Legal Services, Inc.; Director, Conservation Law Center; Former Executive Director, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation, Inc.; Former Partner, Ice Miller LLP
  • Robert B. Truitt, Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ash Access Technology, Inc.
  • Thomas L. Williams, Esq., Chief Executive Officer, North American Properties
  • John P. Zanotti, Esq., Chairman, CloudSoda, Inc., and Integrated Media Technologies, Inc.