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Ed Largent is now chief administrative officer and Stuart Rosenberg is chief technology officer at Westfield Group of Ohio.

Largent assumes responsibility for corporate oversight of human resources, information technology, training, and the internal audit department, as well as Westfield Services, an agency-related financial services business, and the Ward Group, an insurance industry consulting and benchmarking business. Largent has been the chief technology officer since June 2005. He joined Westfield in 1986 as a systems programmer and has held a number of positions in the information technology area that have involved working with almost all Westfield business units over his 22-year career.

As the new chief technology officer, Rosenberg is responsible for the insurer’s information technology direction, strategy, planning and execution. He also partners with senior business leadership to prioritize major IT strategic investments. Previously, Rosenberg was executive of Tech-nology Portfolio Management since December 2005. He joined Westfield in 2002.

Elizabeth Demaret, managing director of Arthur J. Gallagher, has been appointed chairwoman of the World Federation of Insurance Intermediaries (WFII), an international association representing intermediaries from around the world.

Based in Chicago, Demaret is one of six WFII World Council members from North America and a member of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers. Demaret will serve a one-year term as chairwoman, and another year as outgoing chair. Demaret follows David Harari, director of IFEBO in France, as chair of the WFII.

Risk Management Solutions has named Philippe Stephan as chief technology officer (CTO). Stephan has more than 20 years’ experience in software development and will apply his technology and leadership skills to the field of advanced analytic applications, driving the architectural design and development of RMS’ next generation of software.

Before joining RMS, Stephan was the CTO and head of product development at Moody’s KMV, where he was responsible for the development of a suite of enterprise-class portfolio credit risk modeling and risk management products. Stephan will be based in RMS’ headquarters in Newark, Calif.

Kelly Reisling is joining Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. as assistant vice president, Commercial Lines Division, responsible for the Ohio and Michigan territories. Reisling brings 20 years of experience to the position. Her track record includes managing teams of underwriters and sales professionals in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. in Fort Wayne, Ind., announced several changes to its board of directors including naming Mark Robison, president and CEO, as chairman of the board.

James Blum, who retired from his role as company president in 2007, stepped down as chairman, but remains an active member.

Robison joined Brotherhood Mutual in 1994 as assistant vice president finance. He was named vice president and treasurer in 1998 and president in 2007. He has served on the board since 1998. Blum joined the company in 1967. He became president in 1995 and chairman in 2000. He retired as the company’s president and CEO in April 2007. He has served on the board since 1982.

Other changes to the board of directors include:

Matthew Hirschy, vice president of Finance, was elected treasurer and joins the board as a new member. Hirschy joined Brotherhood Mutual in August 2008.

Garrett Cooper, chief investment officer at Ambassador Family Enterprises, joined the board as a new member.

Ron Habbegger, president of the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches, was appointed to the executive committee of the board. He’s been a member of the board of directors since 1994.

Dale Ferrier stepped down from the executive committee and became an honorary director. He was a member of the executive committee since he joined the board in 1976.

Paul Steiner, former Brotherhood Mutual president, CEO, and chairman, is leaving the board after 41 years as a member.

In other company news, Mitzi Thomas, formerly assistant vice president of corporate communications, has been named assistant vice president, Marketing and Communi-cations. Thomas joined Brotherhood Mutual in 1995.

Ohio-based Central Insurance Companies has named Tim Rauch as regional vice president for its Southwest Regional Office in Dallas. He is responsible for all underwriting, marketing and claims functions serving independent agents in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Colorado.

Rauch is a 21-year veteran of the insurance industry. He previously managed commercial underwriting, marketing and regional operations for the Hartford insurance company. More recently, Rauch worked with the independent agency side as a regional sales manager for USI and as a producing vice president for Insurance Alliance.

Wholesale insurance broker Westrope, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., hired Christopher Morris to join its Southwest Team in Dallas. Morris, who joins Westrope as a vice president in casualty, produced and managed specialized risk management accounts with Aon Risk Services Inc. in Dallas for 10 years. He left Aon in 2007 for the wholesale side of the industry and specializes in construction and real estate development accounts.