Leadership: Modern Business Insurance Company & Benefits Brokerage - Newfront
Newfront has officially joined WTW, combining a technology-native approach with global expertise to better serve our clients. Read more
Our Leadership
The Best in the Business
Our leadership team represents an unprecedented blend of insurance industry expertise and technology innovation. Together, we are redefining what it means to be an insurance company in the digital age.
Meet our Team of Visionaries and Change-Makers
Kurt de Grosz
Position: Executive Chairman
Aaron Forth
Position: Chief Product Officer
Brian Hetherington
Position: President
Alex Ip
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Spike Lipkin
Position: Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Paige Maisonet
Position: Chief People Officer
Gordon Wintrob
Position: Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Jonathan Young
Position: General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Darren Brown
Position: President of Total Rewards
Ed Cha
Position: Head of Global Insurance
Jenni Ellis
Position: Head of Service - Total Rewards
Frannie Epps
Position: Head of Service - Business Insurance
Deirdre Finn
Position: Head of Executive Risk Solutions Practice
Linde Hotchkiss
Position: Southwest Regional Managing Director
Greg Kaplan
Position: Head of Retirement Services
Holly Long
Position: Head of Private Client Services
Rod Sockolov
Position: President of Business Insurance & Private Client Services
Matthew Summers
Position: Construction Leader, Regional Managing Director
Keith VanderZanden
Position: Head of Wholesale Benefits
Tom Whitenight
Position: Regional Managing Director, West
Jennifer Wilson
Position: Head of Cyber Practice
Explore the New Frontier with Us
We are transforming the risk management, business insurance, total rewards, and retirement services space through the combination of elite expertise and cutting-edge technology. Newfront Insurance Services is a trade name licensed to sell insurance products in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. See this link for a list of our licenses.