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Jewelers Mutual Adds Board Members

They began the roles Oct. 1.

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6 years ago

October 4, 2018

INSTORE Staff

(PRESS RELEASE) NEENAH, WI – Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. has announced two new members joining its board of directors effective Oct. 1, 2018: Marianne Marck, CIO at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, and Robert Reeg, principal, RWReeg Consulting LLC.

“Jewelers Mutual is an innovative force in the jewelry industry, and our board expertise should support the exciting and strategically important technological advancements being made by the company,” said Mark Fiebrink, chairman of the Jewelers Mutual board of directors.

Marck and Reeg will be joining the Jewelers Mutual board in newly created openings, increasing the board’s membership to 12.

“Marianne and Robert bring another level of knowledge to our board,” said Scott Murphy, president and CEO of Jewelers Mutual. “Their combined technology and business expertise will complement our current capabilities while being invaluable resources to us as we advance our strategic initiatives into the future.”

In addition to Marck and Reeg, Jewelers Mutual’s board members are: Alex Barcados, Jonathan Bridge, Mark Fiebrink, Dione Kenyon, David Lundgren, Sherry Manetta, Scott Murphy, Kurt Steckbeck, Craig Underwood and John Ward.

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