W. R. Berkley Corporation Nominates Leigh Ann Pusey to Stand for Election as New Director
Released : 04/23/2018
GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced that its
Board of Directors has nominated Leigh Ann Pusey to stand for election
as a new director at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders
scheduled to be held on May 31, 2018.
Ms. Pusey is the senior vice president of Corporate Affairs and
Communications for Eli Lilly and Company. Prior to joining Lilly, she
was president and chief executive officer of the American Insurance
Association (AIA) from 2009 to June 2017, having previously served in
several AIA leadership positions, including chief operating officer and
senior vice president for government affairs. From 1997 to 2000, she
served as AIA's senior vice president of public affairs.
From 1995 to 1997, Ms. Pusey served as director of communications for
the Office of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and from
1993 to 1994, she was the deputy director of communications for the
Republican National Committee. From 1990 to 1992, she served as special
assistant and then deputy assistant to the president for the White House
Office of Public Liaison.
Ms. Pusey earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration from
Samford University in 1984 and has served on the board of the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety, the board of The George Washington
Graduate School of Political Management and was a member of the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce’s Committee of 100.
Commenting on the nomination, William R. Berkley, executive chairman,
said, “We are extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to recommend
to our shareholders the election of an individual with Leigh Ann’s depth
of experience and knowledge about our industry to our Board. We look
forward to welcoming her to the W. R. Berkley Corporation Board of
Directors.”
Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding
company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United
States and operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty
business: Insurance and Reinsurance.
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W. R. Berkley Corporation
Karen A. Horvath, 203-629-3000
Vice
President – External Financial Communications
Source: W. R. Berkley Corporation