Texas Mutual Insurance names Jeanette Ward as next president-CEO
Posted On: Feb. 8, 2023 2:03 PM CST
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has named Chief Operating Officer Jeanette Ward as its next president and CEO, effective March 1.
Ms. Ward will replace retiring president and CEO Rich Gergasko, who has served in those positions for the past decade, Texas Mutual said Tuesday in a statement.
Ms. Ward joined the Austin-based workers compensation insurer 29 years ago, starting as a receptionist. She later held roles in strategic planning, claims oversight, and with the safety and medical network operations teams.
Ms. Ward was named one of Business Insurance’s Women to Watch in 2018, the year she became COO of Texas Mutual.