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Meet the Board

Bob Zak, Merchants' President and CEO

Bob Zak
(Chair of the Board)

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Merchants Insurance Group

John Foehl, Merchants board member

John M. Foehl, Jr.

Insurance Consultant, Retired Insurance Executive

Muriel Howard, Merchants board member

Dr. Muriel A. Howard

Former President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Christopher Koenig

Christopher Koenig

President & CEO of Niagara Lutheran Health System

Brian Lipke, Merchants board member

Brian J. Lipke

Former Chairman and CEO, Gibraltar Industries

Charles Makey, Merchants Insurance Group

Charles E. Makey, III

President, Merchants Insurance Group

Nora McGuire, Merchants board member

Nora K. McGuire

Retired Sr. Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Independent Health

Jeff Meyer, Merchants' President and CEO, Baillie Lumber Co.

Jeff Meyer

President and CEO, Baillie Lumber Co.

Tom Meyers, Merchants board member

Tom Meyers

Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Merchants Mutual Insurance Company

Michael J. Murray

Retired Managing Partner, Ernst and Young

David Ourlicht

David Ourlicht

Managing Director and Special Advisor to the Chairman of GAMCO

Ed Wright, Merchants board member

Edward G. Wright

Chairman and CEO, W.J. Cox Associates Inc.

Ronald K. Zoeller, Merchants' Chief Executive Officer, Azeros Healthcare, LLC

Ronald K. Zoeller

Chief Executive Officer, Azeros Healthcare, LLC