People: American Physicians Service Group, Inc. (AMPH.O)

AMPH.O on Consolidated Issue listed on NASDAQ Capital Market

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Shifrin, Kenneth 60 2007 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
LaFrey, Timothy 53 2007 President, Chief Operating Officer, Director
Zimmermann, Marc 39 2007 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
Hayes, William 61 2007 Treasurer, Secretary
Solimine, Thomas 50 1994 Controller
Searles, William 66 1989 Director
Majors, Jackie 75 2003 Director
Williams, Cheryl 57 2003 Director
Little, Lew 52 2005 Director
Knight, Norris 73 2007 Director
Peche, William 72 2007 Director

Biographies

Name Description
Shifrin, Kenneth Kenneth S. Shifrin is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer American Physicians Service Group, Inc. Mr. Shifrin has been Chairman of the Board of American Physicians Service Group Inc. since March 1990. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from March 1989 until April 2007 and he was President and Chief Operating Officer from June 1987 to February 1989. He has been a director since February 1987. From February 1985 until June 1987, Mr. Shifrin served as Senior Vice President - Finance and Treasurer of the Company. Mr. Shifrin also was Chairman of the Board of Prime Medical Services, Inc. from October 1989 until November 2004. With the merger of Prime Medical Services, Inc. and HealthTronics, Inc., or Healthtronics, Mr. Shifrin became Vice-chairman of the Board of HealthTronics in November 2004. In 2006, Mr. Shifrin resigned his vice-chairmanship but remains a member of the Board of Directors of HealthTronics. Mr. Shifrin is a member of the World Presidents Organization.
LaFrey, Timothy Timothy L. LaFrey is President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of American Physicians Service Group, Inc. Mr. LaFrey has been President and Chief Operating Officer as well as a Director of American Physicians Service Group Inc. since April 2007. He previously served as a partner in the Austin office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP from April 1997 until April 2007, where his law practice focused on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity financings. Mr. LaFrey has extensive experience in the insurance, healthcare, technology and financial services industries. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. LaFrey, who also is a certified public accountant, was in the audit practice of KPMG Peat Marwick in Austin. He maintains memberships in the American Bar Association, The State Bar of Texas and the Travis County Bar Association. He also is a member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Seton Healthcare System.
Zimmermann, Marc Mr. Zimmermann has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Physicians Service Group Inc. since November 2007. He rejoined the Company in August 2003 as Chief Financial Officer of API. He had previously been with the Company from 1997 to 1998 as Director of Business Development of API. Prior to rejoining the Company, he was with Jefferson Wells, a financial and technology consulting firm. From January 1992 through February 1997, he was employed by Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Zimmermann is a certified public accountant.
Hayes, William Mr. Hayes has been Secretary and Treasurer of American Physicians Service Group Inc. since November 2007. Mr. Hayes served as Senior Vice President – Finance of the Company from June 1995 until November 2007. Mr. Hayes was Vice President -- Finance of the Company from June 1988 to June 1995 and was Controller of the Company from June 1985 to June 1987. He has been Secretary of the Company since February 1987 and was Chief Financial Officer of the Company from June 1987 until November 2007. Mr. Hayes is a certified public accountant.
Solimine, Thomas Mr. Solimine has been Controller of American Physicians Service Group Inc. since June 1994. From July 1989 to June 1994, Mr. Solimine served as Manager of Accounting of the Company.
Searles, William William A. Searles has been a Director of American Physicians Service Group, Inc. since 1989. He has been an independent business consultant since 1989. Before then, he spent 25 years with various Wall Street firms, the last ten years of which were with Bear Stearns (an investment banking firm) as an associate director/limited partner. He has served as chairman of the board of APS Investment Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company since May 1998 to December 2008.
Majors, Jackie Jackie Majors has been a Director of American Physicians Service Group, Inc. since March 2003. He previously served on board of directors from 1989 through 1993. Mr. Majors was a director and president of Prime Medical Services, Inc., (now HealthTronics, Inc.), a national urology company, and from 1989 until his retirement in 1996. He was an independent business consultant from 1986 to 1989 and vice president-merger and acquisitions from 1984 to 1986.
Williams, Cheryl Cheryl Williams has been a Director of American Physicians Service Group, Inc. since December 2003. She has been a private investor and business consultant since 2002. She was Chief Financial Officer of Prime Medical Services, Inc. from 1989 to 2002. Prior to that she held finance and accounting positions in the data processing and aircraft industries.
Little, Lew Lew N. Little Jr. has been a Director of American Physicians Service Group, Inc. since 2005. He has been chief executive officer of Harden Healthcare, LLC, an owner and operator of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, home health, hospice, pharmacy and therapy companies, since December 2001. Mr. Little was president of Capstar Partners, LLC, a private investment company, from February 2000 until joining Harden Healthcare. Prior to his association with Capstar, Mr. Little spent 18 years in the banking industry, most recently as president of Bank of America in Austin, Texas.
Knight, Norris Norris C. Knight, Jr., M.D. has been a Director of American Physicians Service Group, Inc. since April 2007. He has been a member of the board of directors of American Physicians Insurance Company, or API (formerly known as American Physicians Insurance Exchange, or APIE), since 1978. He has served as chairman of the API board of directors from 1998 to 2004 and again since 2005. Dr. Knight has been in the private practice of orthopedic surgery since 1965 in Texarkana, Texas. He is a member of the Texas Orthopedic Association, American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, and certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons. Dr. Knight is a staff member of Christus St. Michael’s Health System and Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana.
Peche, William William J. Peche, M.D. has been a Director of American Physicians Service Group, Inc. since April 2007. He is a founder of API and has served as a member of its board of directors since its formation in 1975. He served as chairman of API’s board of directors from 1992 to 1995 and as vice chairman from 1997 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2007. Dr. Peche is in private practice in San Antonio, Texas, with a specialty in obstetrics and gynecology. He has served as chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Santa Rosa General Hospital and North Central Baptist Hospital. He is a member of the Bexar County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association and San Antonio Ob-Gyn Society.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Shifrin, Kenneth 1,125,430
LaFrey, Timothy 1,256,330
Zimmermann, Marc 405,640
Hayes, William 428,135
Solimine, Thomas 236,372
Searles, William 201,491
Majors, Jackie --
Williams, Cheryl --
Little, Lew --
Knight, Norris --
Peche, William --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Shifrin, Kenneth 226,000 1,691,620
LaFrey, Timothy 0 0
Zimmermann, Marc 5,000 52,000
Hayes, William 85,000 573,350
Solimine, Thomas 40,000 211,030
Searles, William 91,000 486,690
Majors, Jackie 0 0
Williams, Cheryl 0 0
Little, Lew 0 0
Knight, Norris 0 0
Peche, William 0 0
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