Profiles

Ross Sannes was named chief executive of La Crosse-based City Brewing Co. in 2021 following its acquisition by a group of investors.

Dick Leinenkugel leads Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., the family-founded, Chippewa Falls-based MolsonCoors subsidiary.

Tom Richtman has led U.S. Bank’s Wisconsin market as president since 2017 and is nearing 40 years with the company.

Dr. Mark Selna was appointed president and CEO of Quartz, a Madison-based family of health insurance plans, in 2020. Quartz has more than 800 employees and 375,000 members across Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota.

In 2019, Gavin Hattersley was named chief executive officer of Chicago-based Molson Coors Beverage Co. It has about 17,000 employees worldwide.

John Schlifske joined Northwestern Mutual in 1987 as an investment specialist, rising through the company’s ranks to become president in 2009. Today, Northwestern Mutual is among the largest employers in the state and ranks No. 97 on the Fortune 500.

Under Jack Salzwedel’s leadership as CEO of American Family Insurance, the company’s assets nearly doubled from about $17 billion to $31 billion, active policies grew from 8.3 million to 12 million, and its employee count increased from 7,900 to 13,500.

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 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 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.