CINCINNATI, March 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) today announced its newly structured technology leadership team, comprised of a chief information officer and a chief technology officer, both newly created positions.
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John Kellington will join The Cincinnati Insurance Companies on March 29, 2010, as senior vice president and chief information officer. Reporting directly to the chief executive officer, he will be responsible for developing, planning and implementing an enterprise strategic technology vision and for all activities of the company's information technology department.
Craig W. Forrester, CLU, senior vice president of information technology since 2002, will assume the role of chief technology officer, reporting to the chief information officer. In this new role, he will focus on monitoring new technologies and their potential to become new products or services, as well as managing the company's computer and hardware environment.
Kellington was senior vice president since 2007 of ACORD Corporation, responsible for developing global insurance standards relating to life insurance and annuities, property casualty insurance and reinsurance. He managed information technology, corporate finance and membership for ACORD. From 2001 to 2007, he was senior vice president and chief information officer of the Ohio Casualty Group, serving on the executive management team and transforming its IT operation into an organization with nationally recognized capabilities. Major accomplishments included replacement of legacy policy processing systems, implementation of an enterprise data warehouse, and development of a strategic IT plan that leveraged common software components across multiple applications and operational areas. His prior experience includes service as chief architect and principal of the National Insurance Practice for IBM Global Services and various marketing and technical positions for IBM Corporation.
Kenneth W. Stecher, president and chief executive officer, commented, "Working together, John and Craig have the opportunity to make our technology a strategic advantage. We have successfully accelerated our major projects to more quickly bring efficiencies to our operations and to our agency customers. Now, by leveraging John's proven leadership and broad experience in insurance technology and Craig's knowledge of our business, we will build on that achievement, providing our agency customers with the systems, solutions and services that support their success."
Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers business, home and auto insurance, our main business, through The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its two standard market property casualty companies. The same local independent insurance agencies that market those policies may offer products of our other subsidiaries, including life and disability income insurance, annuities and surplus lines property and casualty insurance. For additional information about the company, please visit www.cinfin.com.
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P.O. Box 145496
Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-5496
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6200 South Gilmore Road
Fairfield, Ohio 45014-5141
SOURCE Cincinnati Financial Corporation