Arlene Petersen, president of T.E. Brennan Company in Brookfield
Name: Arlene Petersen
Title: President
Company: T.E. Brennan Company
Company address: 330 South Executive Drive, Suite 301, Brookfield, WI 53005
Company web site: www.tebrennan.com
Industry: Insurance and Risk Management Consulting
Accomplishments: Obtained the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Designation in 1985. Served as local President and held several positions at the national level.
Family: Married with four cats
Hobbies and Interests: Computers, crocheting, reading, music
Favorite book and/or movie: Gone With the Wind (both book and movie)
Favorite musician/band: “Beatles, Barry Manilow, too many others to list!”
Favorite place to visit/vacation: “No question – Maui. I’d love to be able to live there. Ah, maybe someday!”
Words to live by: “Chance favors the prepared mind, Louis Pasteur”
What is your core philosophy for doing business? “Always make sure that the client is satisfied and exceed the client’s expectations. It may sound jaded in today’s world, but at T.E. Brennan, it’s what we live by.”
Who is your role model and why? “My parents; they both made it through The Depression in the 1930’s and provided me with the ethics and values that shape who I am today. I miss them both every day.”