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Ben Salzmann
Ben Salzmann has led Sheboygan-based property and casualty insurer Acuity since 1999, growing it from under $250 million to nearly $2 billion in written premium (revenue) during his tenure.
Ken Riesch
Ken Riesch co-founded R&R Insurance with his father in 1975 and has helped grow it into one of the state’s largest independently owned insurance agencies, with about 200 employees.
Richard PoirierÂ
Richard Poirier is prepared to close out his career in 2024 after eight years at the helm of Church Mutual Insurance Co., credited as the largest insurer of religious organizations in the country.
Gerry Behan
Gerry Behan has worked for over 35 years for Kerry Group, an Ireland-based international food corporation with operations in Beloit.
Errico Auricchio
Fourth-generation cheesemaker Errico Auricchio founded BelGioioso Cheese Inc. in Brown County in 1979 after having moved from Italy.
John Schmidt
John Schmidt has led Appleton-based U.S. Venture as its president and chief executive officer since 2007. Previously, Schmidt was president of CMD Corp.
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Mike Rowe
Mike Rowe joined Pewaukee-based American Transmission Co. in 2006. In 2015, he took over leadership of the company.
John Larsen
John Larsen was named president of Alliant Energy Corp. in 2018 and its CEO and chair the following year.
Michael Molepske
Michael Molepske was named chief executive officer of Manitowoc-based Bank First in 2008. Bank First now has assets of about $3.6 billion.
Chris Woleske
In December, Chris Woleske became system executive vice president and regional president of the Bellin region.
