People: Kemper Corp (KMPR.N)
KMPR.N on New York Stock Exchange
35.79USD
1 Aug 2013
35.79USD
1 Aug 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Donald Southwell |
61 | 2010 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Richard Vie |
75 | 2009 | Chairman Emeritus |
Frank Sodaro |
44 | 2013 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President |
Scott Renwick |
61 | 2011 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
Richard Roeske |
52 | 2010 | Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer |
John Boschelli |
44 | 2009 | Vice President, Chief Investment Officer |
Lisa King |
53 | 2009 | Vice President - Human Resources |
Edward Konar |
56 | 2001 | Vice President |
Denise Lynch |
46 | 2013 | Vice President |
David Storch |
60 | 2012 | Lead Independent Director |
James Annable |
69 | 1993 | Independent Director |
Douglas Geoga |
57 | 2000 | Independent Director |
Julie Howard |
50 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Robert Joyce |
64 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Wayne Kauth |
79 | 2003 | Independent Director |
Diana Hickert-Hill |
IR Contact Officer |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Donald Southwell |
Mr. Donald G. Southwell is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Kemper Corp. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since January 1, 2010, and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since August 2006. Mr. Southwell served as President and Chief Operating Officer between February 2002 and August 2006, as Senior Vice President between February 1999 and February 2002, and as Vice President between May 1998 and February 1999. Mr. Southwell served as the President of the Company’s insurance operations from October 1999 until February 2002. Mr. Southwell joined Kemper in March 1996 as the head of the Kemper Life and Health Insurance Group. |
Richard Vie |
Mr. Richard C. Vie is Chairman Emeritus of Kemper Corp. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company from January 1999 through December 2009. Mr. Vie held the executive office of Chairman from August 2006 until his retirement as an employee and executive officer of the Company on December 31, 2009, and currently holds the honorary title of Chairman Emeritus. From March 1992 until August 2006, Mr. Vie served as Chief Executive Officer, and also served as President from March 1992 until February 2002. |
Frank Sodaro |
Mr. Frank J. Sodaro has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Kemper Corp. effective March 15, 2013. Most recently, Mr. Sodaro was Vice President of Planning and Analysis for Kemper. His previous positions include Assistant Corporate Controller, Investment Accounting Manager and Senior Auditor. Mr. Sodaro completed his Masters of Business Administration at DePaul University and Bachelor of Science in Finance with an emphasis on Accounting at Northern Illinois University. Mr. Sodaro is a Certified Public Accountant. |
Scott Renwick |
Mr. Scott Renwick is Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Kemper Corp. He was elected a Senior Vice President of the Company in February 2002, and has served as General Counsel since February 1999. Mr. Renwick served as Secretary between May 1996 and May 2011, and as Counsel between January 1991 and February 1999. |
Richard Roeske |
Mr. Richard Roeske is Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of Kemper Corp. He was elected a Vice President of the Company in January 2001, and has served as Chief Accounting Officer since August 1999. For a portion of 2010, Mr. Roeske served as interim Chief Financial Officer. Between 1990, when he joined the Company, and 1999, Mr. Roeske held a number of positions with the Company’s accounting department. |
John Boschelli |
Mr. John M. Boschelli is Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Kemper Corp. He was elected Chief Investment Officer in May 2009 and a Vice President of the Company in May 2007. Mr. Boschelli served as the Company’s Treasurer from February 2002 until May 2009. Before becoming Treasurer, Mr. Boschelli served as the Assistant Treasurer of the Company, a position he held from December 1997 until April 2002. |
Lisa King |
Ms. Lisa M. King is Vice President - Human Resources of Kemper Corp., since May 2009. She has served as its Ethics Officer since 2008. Ms. King served as the Company’s Director of Human Resources from April 2008 until May 2009. From 2002 until 2008, Ms. King served as Vice President of Human Resources of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Trinity Universal Insurance Company, and, beginning in 2004, as its Ethics Officer. Prior to 2002, Ms. King held a number of human resources positions within the Kemper organization and for affiliates of its predecessor. |
Edward Konar |
Mr. Edward J. Konar is Vice President of Kemper Corp., since January 2001. He has served as the Life & Health Group Executive since January 2008. Mr. Konar has served as President of the Kemper Home Service Companies since January 2010. From October 2002 until August 2008, Mr. Konar served as Vice President of Corporate Administration. Mr. Konar joined the Company in March 1990 as Tax Director and served in that capacity until October 2002. |
Denise Lynch |
Ms. Denise I. Lynch is Vice President of Kemper Corporation, since February 2013. She was promoted to the position of Property & Casualty Group Executive in December 2012. She has served as President of Kemper Preferred since joining the Company in January 2009. From March 2008 to December 2008, Ms. Lynch served as Vice President of Sales & Marketing Excellence for the property and casualty insurance operations within The Hartford. From April 2002 to December 2007, Ms. Lynch served as Vice President Small Segment and Vice President Customer Experience with West, a Thomson Reuters Business. |
David Storch |
Mr. David P. Storch has been appointed as Lead Independent Director of Kemper Corp., effective August 01, 2012. Mr. Storch has been a member of the Board of Directors since May 2010. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AAR Corp., a provider of products and services to the worldwide aerospace and government/defense industries. |
James Annable |
Dr. James E. Annable is Independent Director of Kemper Corp. He serves as Secretary to the Federal Advisory Council of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Previously, Dr. Annable served as Economic Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Prior to his retirement in June 2001, Dr. Annable served as Senior Vice President and Director of Economics for Bank One Corporation, and previously held a variety of offices with the bank and its predecessors. Dr. Annable holds a doctorate in economics and has experience as an economic advisor to several financial institutions, as well as the Federal Reserve. |
Douglas Geoga |
Mr. Douglas G. Geoga is Independent Director of Kemper Corp. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Salt Creek Hospitality, LLC, a privately-held firm engaged in making investments in the hospitality industry and providing related advisory services. Since October 2012, Mr. Geoga has also served as Executive Chairman of Foundations Recovery Network, LLC, an owner and operator of residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment centers. Since October 2010, Mr. Geoga has also served as non-executive Chairman of the owner of the Extended Stay America Hotel chain. From November 2002 until December 2009, Mr. Geoga’s primary occupation was serving as principal of Geoga Group, LLC, an investment and advisory consulting firm focused primarily on the hospitality industry. Until July 2006, Mr. Geoga served as the President of Global Hyatt Corporation and as the President of Hyatt Corporation and the President of AIC Holding Co., the parent corporation of Hyatt International Corporation, both privately-held subsidiaries of Global Hyatt Corporation which collectively operated the Hyatt chain of hotels throughout the world. In addition, from 2000 through 2005, Mr. Geoga served as the President of Hospitality Investment Fund, L.L.C., a privately-held firm which was engaged in making investments in lodging and hospitality companies and projects. |
Julie Howard |
Ms. Julie M. Howard is Independent Director of Kemper Corp. She is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Navigant Consulting, Inc., a Chicago-based specialty consulting firm. Ms. Howard has served as Chief Executive Officer and director of Navigant since March 2012. Ms. Howard joined Navigant in 1988 and served as its President from February 2006 to March 2012, and as its Chief Operating Officer from April 2003 until March 2012. Since October 2012, Ms. Howard has also been a director of InnerWorkings, Inc., a global marketing supply chain company. |
Robert Joyce |
Mr. Robert J. Joyce has been appointed as Independent Director of Kemper Corp., effective August 01, 2012. Mr. Joyce served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Westfield Group from July 2003 to January 2011, and as Executive Chair of Westfield’s Board from January 2011 until his retirement in March 2012. Westfield Group is privately held and provides a broad portfolio of insurance and financial services. Mr. Joyce also served as Chairman of Westfield Bank from December 2001 to April 2010. Prior to joining Westfield in 1996, Mr. Joyce held various senior leadership positions with Reliance Insurance Group (Reliance Group Holdings), and previously worked as a certified public accountant. Mr. Joyce served as a U.S. Navy Captain and is a veteran of Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He also served as a Trustee of the Griffith Insurance Education Foundation and on the Board of the National Association of Independent Insurers. |
Wayne Kauth |
Mr. Wayne Kauth is Independent Director of Kemper Corp. He has been an independent consultant to the financial services industry, specializing in the life/health and property/casualty insurance fields, for more than the past five years. Mr. Kauth is a retired partner of Ernst & Young, LLP where he specialized in accounting and auditing matters for the insurance industry and was the firm’s National Insurance Technical Director. Mr. Kauth holds both the Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter and Chartered Life Underwriter designations and is a fellow of the Life Management Institute. As a certified public accountant, Mr. Kauth has served on a number of committees and working groups for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and National Association of Insurance Commissioners. |
Diana Hickert-Hill |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Donald Southwell |
3,051,640 |
Richard Vie |
1,705,480 |
Frank Sodaro |
-- |
Scott Renwick |
1,300,650 |
Richard Roeske |
688,621 |
John Boschelli |
818,928 |
Lisa King |
-- |
Edward Konar |
1,249,150 |
Denise Lynch |
-- |
David Storch |
-- |
James Annable |
-- |
Douglas Geoga |
-- |
Julie Howard |
-- |
Robert Joyce |
-- |
Wayne Kauth |
-- |
Diana Hickert-Hill |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Donald Southwell |
525,068 | 2,681,367 |
Richard Vie |
1,737,608 | 2,869,672 |
Frank Sodaro |
0 | 0 |
Scott Renwick |
173,604 | 594,361 |
Richard Roeske |
81,860 | 175,925 |
John Boschelli |
5,000 | 80,000 |
Lisa King |
0 | 0 |
Edward Konar |
101,873 | 568,104 |
Denise Lynch |
0 | 0 |
David Storch |
0 | 0 |
James Annable |
0 | 0 |
Douglas Geoga |
0 | 0 |
Julie Howard |
0 | 0 |
Robert Joyce |
0 | 0 |
Wayne Kauth |
0 | 0 |
Diana Hickert-Hill |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
SINGLETON GROUP L L C |
75,732 | $32.22 |
SINGLETON GROUP L L C |
65,485 | $32.42 |
SINGLETON GROUP L L C |
53,719 | $33.23 |
SINGLETON GROUP L L C |
71,100 | $33.59 |
SINGLETON GROUP L L C |
73,964 | $33.59 |
SINGLETON GROUP L L C |
70,000 | $33.65 |
SINGLETON GROUP L L C |
80,000 | $33.96 |
SINGLETON GROUP L L C |
40,000 | $33.63 |
SINGLETON GROUP L L C |
20,000 | $34.41 |
VIE RICHARD CARL |
4,000 | $0.00 |
VIE RICHARD CARL |
4,000 | $26.62 |
VIE RICHARD CARL |
4,000 | $0.00 |
VIE RICHARD CARL |
8,509 | $34.38 |
VIE RICHARD CARL |
1,491 | $34.48 |
VIE RICHARD CARL |
10,000 | $33.47 |
SOUTHWELL DONALD GENE |
7,610 | $33.31 |
VIE RICHARD CARL |
5,000 | $33.30 |
GEOGA DOUGLAS GERARD |
500 | $0.00 |
ANNABLE JAMES EDWARD |
500 | $0.00 |
SAROFIM CHRISTOPHER BINYON |
500 | $0.00 |
STORCH DAVID P |
500 | $0.00 |
VIE RICHARD CARL |
500 | $0.00 |
HOWARD JULIE M |
500 | $0.00 |
JOYCE ROBERT JOSEPH |
500 | $0.00 |
KAUTH WAYNE |
500 | $0.00 |

