People Moves: Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Promotes Leadership Team Members

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM), headquartered in Philadelphia, made several executive leadership changes and promotions across the organization.

Steve Firko, CPCU, a PLM veteran of over two decades, assumed the role of president. Firko, who has 40 years of industry experience, will be responsible for executing the company’s strategic vision and overseeing key departments, including claims, accounting, regulatory, human resources and information technology.

Firko succeeds John K. Smith, CPCU, as president. With over 27 years of experience at PLM, Smith will continue in his role as CEO, with Firko reporting to him.

Firko joined PLM as a field manager and ascended into a variety of leadership roles across marketing, underwriting, claims, loss control, customer service and operations, most recently serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO).

Lindsey N. DiGangi, CPCU, was promoted to senior vice president and COO, succeeding Firko. Previously serving in leadership roles across several departments, she will now oversee underwriting, field operations, loss control, marketing, customer service, operations and agency operations (Green Tree Risk Partners).

BJ Gardner was promoted to assistant vice president (AVP) of information technology. He most recently served as director of IT and brings nearly 20 years of experience at PLM across systems architecture, infrastructure and technology operations.

Ray Rogers was promoted to AVP of claims. He previously served as director of property claims and has more than two decades of experience at PLM, progressing through multiple claims roles since joining the company in 2001.

Topics Leadership Pennsylvania