BRP Group, Inc. recently announced appointing Sunita Parasuraman, Ellyn J. Shook, Myron K. Williams, and Kristopher A. Wiebeck to its current Board of Directors (BOD) line, effective January 1st, 2022.
The current appointments and induction of new faces comprising of Ms. Parasuraman, Ms. Shook, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Wiebeck to expand the size of BRP Group’s Board of Directors from seven to eleven members. The following shifting will be created for the Committees of the Board of Directors.
Ms. Parasuraman is being appointed to the Audit Committee, along with a current member of the Board of Directors, Barbara Matas.
Joseph Kadow, the current member of the Board of Directors, will step down from the Audit Committee but will endure serving as a member of the Board of Directors and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as Chair of the Compensation Committee.
Ms. Shook is being appointed to the Compensation Committee.
Mr. Williams is being appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. Wiebeck is being appointed to the Executive Committee.
Lowry Baldwin, Chairman of the Board stated: “We are privileged and ecstatic to have Sunita, Myron, Ellyn, and Kris join our Board of Directors. They individually and collectively represent the addition of new perspectives, unique life experiences, assiduously-honed business, and professional acumen, and personal excellence that aligns closely with our Azimuth and further complements and accentuates the deep experience and varied complexion of our Board of Directors.”
Lowry also added: “Their mastery, individual passion, and curated insights will be invaluable in continuing to make our Board of Directors a powerful determinant in the execution and sustainable success of our quest to be the transcendent insurance and risk management brand.”
Trevor Baldwin, Chief Executive Officer, and Director stated: “The addition of Sunita, Myron, Ellyn, and Kris to our Board of Directors exemplifies our continued commitment to attracting exceptional talent to our business with a diverse range of experiences and skillsets that will contribute to our mission of building the leading insurance consulting and distribution platform of the future.”
Current Roles, Responsibilities, and Positions Held by New Faces of BRPs BOD’s
Ms. Parasuraman, currently serving as the Head of Investments, New Product Experimentation at Meta (Facebook), focusing on investing in early-stage startups. Prior to that, she served as Facebook’s Global Head of Treasury and as Head of Treasury for Facebook’s blockchain initiative.
She serves on the board and on the finance, governance, and nomination committees of the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation. Ms. Parasuraman holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, a master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
Ms. Shook currently serves as the Chief Leadership and Human Resources Officer for Accenture, a global professional services company. She is focused on helping the 674,000 people of Accenture succeed both professionally and personally.
Prior to that, Ms. Shook held Chief Human Resources and Global Human Resources roles with Accenture. She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper Community Foundation Board, the Women’s Leadership Board of the Women and Public Policy program at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and serves on the board of directors for Paradigm for Parity and the HR Policy Association.
She also serves on the executive committee of the Professional Roundtable of CHROs and is active in both the NY Jobs CEO Council and HR50. Ms. Shook holds a B.S. from Purdue University.
Mr. Williams previously served as the Sales Strategy and Sales Operations President at United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS). In this role, he oversaw data analytics, sales budget, sales compensation and performance, CRM technology, business development, sales strategy and training, process improvement, negotiations, and executive presentations.
Mr. Williams has extensive board experience. He has served or serves on the following boards: the MARCH (Mutual Alliance Restoring Community Hope Foundation) Board; VisionX, a Machine Vision and Machine Learning AI Company, as an Advisory Board Member; Atlanta Public Schools CTAE Board, as Chairman; the Career Training Agricultural and Education Board; the Business Administration & Economics Board at Morehouse College; the Albert W. Smith Scholarship Committee Board; The Center for Advance Logistics Management Board at Albany State University; and the 100 Black Men Board. Mr. Williams holds a B.B.A. from Albany State University in Albany, GA, and an M.B.A. from Florida Metropolitan University at Tampa College.
Mr. Wiebeck currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer at BRP Group, focused on strategic initiatives across the organization. He was appointed Chief Strategy Officer from Chief Financial Officer at BRP Group.
At various times over his tenure at BRP Group, Mr. Wiebeck has led the finance, accounting, legal, and Partnership functions of the organization, playing an integral role in the firm’s success since he joined in 2015.
Prior to that, Mr. Wiebeck served as Senior Vice President at MMA Capital Management after beginning his career in the Advisory Services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Wiebeck holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Florida. While at the University of Florida, he was an All-American student-athlete and graduate of the Honors Program.
