Leadership

Executive Officers

• Scott Murphy

  President and CEO

  Scott Murphy is the president and CEO of Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company. Murphy officially began his role with Jewelers Mutual in January 2015. Prior to joining the company, Murphy was an executive partner and principal in the insurance industry consulting group Triad Analytic Solutions, which offered product, pricing/underwriting and distribution solutions for numerous insurance companies across multiple lines of business.
  
  His successful career in insurance includes roles as chief operating officer at GMAC Insurance with responsibilities for personal, commercial and specialty lines of insurance across all distribution channels. He also has held executive or management positions within the Great American family of insurance carriers, including Infinity Insurance and Windsor Insurance Group.  He began his career in corporate marketing with United Parcel Service (UPS).
  
  
  Murphy serves on the board of directors for the American Gem Society, a jewelry association comprised of the top jewelers in the United States and Canada. Locally, he serves on the board of directors for the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, Wisconsin.
  
  He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, where he earned his undergraduate and an MBA with a concentration in marketing and finance.

• Mike Alexander

  Executive Vice President

  Mike Alexander is the Senior Vice President of Commercial Lines at Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company.
  
  Alexander began his role with Jewelers Mutual in 2015, overseeing all aspects of commercial lines operations and sales.
  
  Prior to joining Jewelers Mutual, Alexander was the Senior Vice President of National Sales and Strategy at National General Insurance (formerly GMAC Insurance) in Winston Salem, North Carolina. His responsibilities included overseeing a variety of property and casualty products including auto, property, flood and commercial vehicle. He also held roles as Divisional Vice President of Product Management, General Manager of Agency Product and Pricing and Senior Product Manager.
  
  Today, Alexander serves on the board of directors for Jewelers of America (JA). Locally, he serves on the board of directors for the YMCA of the Fox Cities. For over 127 years, the YMCA of the Fox Cities has been a unifying force in the Fox Valley, positively impacting the quality of life for more than 60,000 people each year.
  
  Alexander holds a Master’s Degree and Bachelors of Arts in Geography and History from the University of Delaware.

• Angela Creel

  Chief Human Resources Officer

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• Jamie Luce

  Executive Vice President

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• Bryon Nelson

  Vice President, Product and Risk Management

  Bryon Nelson is the vice president of product and risk management at Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company.
  
  Nelson joined Jewelers Mutual in 2015 and leads the company’s product management group responsible for profit and loss covering both personal lines and commercial lines business. He has many years of experience in product management, including nearly 12 years as director of product management for the National General Insurance in Winston-Salem, NC.
  
  He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

• Mike Pelto

  Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

  Michael Pelto is the Chief Information Officer at Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company.
  
  Pelto joined Jewelers Mutual in 2016 and leads the companys IT and PMO functions. Prior to joining Jewelers Mutual, Pelto held senior leadership roles at Kohl’s Corporation, MillerCoors, and Miller Brewing.
  
  Pelto has ample experience managing essential IT functions, including enterprise data management, technical architecture, infrastructure and operations, security, application architecture and solution design, application development, IT outsourcing services, and program management offices.  He is a trusted advisor to business leaders in the assessment and implementation of technologies to improve business performance and to ensure smooth business acquisitions and divestitures.
  
  He is a graduate of Northern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Computational Mathematics and a minor in Economics.

• Mark Willson

  Vice President, General Counsel

  Mark Willson is general counsel and corporate secretary at Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company.
   
  Willson joined Jewelers Mutual in 2010 and leads the company's legal and regulatory compliance functions and oversees the company’s claims operations. He has many years of experience in corporate legal matters and private legal practice, including nearly 12 years as corporate counsel for the CUNA Mutual Group, an international insurance and financial services provider based in Madison, Wis. 
   
  Today, Willson serves on the board of directors of the Property & Liability Resource Bureau (PLRB). PLRB is the nation’s foremost provider of proprietary property and liability claims information and resources.  
  
  A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for his undergraduate and law degrees, Willson is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.  He is also accredited as a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).

• Alex Barcados

  Vice Chair of the Governance Committee

• Jonathan Bridge

  Chair of the Investment Committee

• Mark Fiebrink

  Chair of the Board

• Dione Kenyon

  Chair of the Audit Committee

• David Lundgren

  Chair of the Compensation Committee

• Sherry Manetta

  Vice Chair of the Investment Committee

• Marianne Marck

  Vice Chair of the Compensation Committee

• Scott Murphy

  President & CEO of Jewelers Mutual

• Robert Reeg

  Vice Chair of the Audit Committee

• Kurt Steckbeck

  Vice Chair of the Board

• Craig Underwood

  Vice Chair of the Compensation Committee