FORT WAYNE/SOUTH BEND/PLYMOUTH/INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA –06/04/15– Ronald (Ron) Turpin has been named Chief Financial Officer at Gibson.
Ron joined Gibson in January 2015 as Market President in Fort Wayne. He will continue in this role while adding responsibilities for providing strategic leadership, overseeing the ESOP and 401k plans, forecasting and budgeting, developing key stakeholder relationships, and serving as a member of Gibson's Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
Under his brief tenure, Gibson's Fort Wayne office has tripled the number of employees and is growing revenue at a rapid pace.
Ron is a CPA and attorney. Prior to joining Gibson, Ron was Vice President of Finance at Lincoln Financial Group where he worked for 14 years in a variety of leadership positions in the Retail Sales division. He is the current board chair for Greater Fort Wayne, Inc and sits on the boards of many other organizations in the community. He is a former Board Chair of United Way of Allen County and Leadership Fort Wayne.
The CFO responsibilities will transition from Keith Stone, a principal & ELT team member for 15 years, to Ron over the summer. With Gibson poised for rapid growth, including planned acquisitions, Keith has chosen now as the optimal time to make this change.
"I feel great about Gibson, both financially and operationally, especially with the addition of Ron Turpin," said Keith Stone of Gibson. "Now is the perfect time for me to jump off the treadmill and look at the next chapter of my life."
"We will miss Keith. He has provided us with many great years of service and cares so much about our employees," said Tim Leman, Chairman & CEO of Gibson. "And we're excited about Ron's skills for our rapidly growing operation. Our future is bright."
Gibson is a regional insurance broker and risk management services firm. With offices in South Bend, Plymouth, Indianapolis, and Fort Wayne, Indiana, Gibson is 100% employee owned and ranks in the top 1% of independent agencies in the nation. Visit www.gibsonins.com for more information.
