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Accident Fund Holdings, Inc.


Elizabeth R. Haar
President & Chief Executive Officer

Ronald H. Schoen
Executive Vice President
& Chief Financial Officer

Anthony G. Phillips
Vice President,
Chief Risk Officer & Chief Actuary

Steven E. Reynolds
Vice President of Strategic Planning
& Corporate Secretary

Michael O. Sekoni

Vice President & General Auditor


Accident Fund Insurance Company of America


 
Mike Britt Michael K. Britt: President
Britt was named Accident Fund president in October 2009. He oversees operations for the company. Previously, he served as executive vice president & chief operating officer, leading Business Development, Claims, Corporate Underwriting, Marketing and Service Center. Britt joined Accident Fund in 2006 after serving as president of Citizens Insurance Company. Other positions he held with Hanover Insurance Group include regional vice president, as well as personal lines manager, group manager and sales manager. Britt is a Certified Insurance Counselor and a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter.
 
Steve Hess Steven C. Hess: Executive Vice President,
General Counsel

Hess joined Accident Fund in 2003 to lead the Office of the General Counsel, which encompasses corporate legal, government affairs, regulatory and compliance, litigation and contract management responsibilities.
Hess has extensive legal experience, including serving as senior vice president and general counsel with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan from 1988 to 2003. He has served as president of Blue Care, Inc., a board member of Blue Care Network – Mid-Michigan, a member of the board of directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Hampshire, and a member of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, the Michigan General Counsel Association and the American Corporate Counsel Association.
 
Keith Adkins Keith D. Adkins: Vice President, Marketing
Adkins has been an Accident Fund team member since 1986. He leads Accident Fund’s marketing strategies, internal and external communications and event. His Marketing team includes Agency Relations, Corporate Communications and Corporate Events. In his 23 years with Accident Fund he has held many positions, including Business Development manager; Agency Relations, vice president; and Regional Operations/Business Development, vice president. 
 
Keith Adkins Linda Barnes: Vice President, Service Center
Barnes oversees customer service initiatives, billing and processing. Joining Accident Fund in 1985 as a file runner, Barnes has served in a variety of progressively more responsible roles, including medical payment technician, claims examiner, account representative and team lead – Great Lakes, Central and Southern. She served as director of Service Center before she was named vice president in December 2008.
 
Al Gileczek Al Gileczek: Vice President, Business Development Regional Operations
Gileczek oversees Accident Fund’s national underwriting practices, sales strategies, research, and regional growth and development. Gileczek previously served as regional vice president at Citizens Insurance. He holds the professional designations of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Associate in Risk Management.
 
Jim Keal Jim Keal: Vice President, Finance and Administration
Keal is responsible for Finance, IT, Administrative Services, Vendor Management and Project Management at Accident Fund. Keal joined the Accident Fund enterprise in 2006 as United Heartland’s vice president of Finance, a role that expanded in 2007 to include both Accident Fund and United Heartland. Prior to joining the enterprise, Keal held executive finance positions at Houston Casualty Company, ACUITY, SECURA and Coopers & Lybrand. He holds the Certified Public Accountant designation. Keal is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is the current president of the Insurance Accounting & Systems Association.
 
Jim Keal Darcy Kerr: Vice President, Human Resources
Kerr has more than 17 years in Human Resources experience and leads the Human Resources team for the enterprise. She has directed leading-edge programs for Fortune 500 companies across the globe, specializing in the areas of strategic planning, change and talent management and leadership development. She joined Accident Fund from Accenture and has worked in both the public and private sectors.
 
Tony Phillips Lisa Riddle: Vice President, Claims and Medical Operations
Riddle is responsible for Accident Fund’s claims operations serving policyholders and their employees across the country. She joined Accident Fund in 2007 as director of Claims Operations. Previously, she worked for Travelers Insurance for 31 years, where she served as workers compensation product lead and vice president of the Michigan Claim Center. Riddle was named a vice president at Accident Fund in December 2008, and she assumed responsibility for all of Accident Fund’s claims operations in January 2010.
 
Michael Sekoni Richard Znidarsic: Vice President, Information Services
Znidarsic oversees all of Accident Fund’s new technology and development, systems maintenance and support, hardware systems support, security and the customer help desk. He has more than 28 years of experience in information technology. He previously served as the associate chief information officer with Sparrow Health System. He holds the professional designation of Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems.
 



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