- New position supports continued responsiveness
- Heather J. Wietzel brings 18 years of related experience
CINCINNATI, Jul 16, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) - Cincinnati Financial Corporation announced today that Heather J. Wietzel has been named as the company's first investor relations officer, with the title of assistant vice president of The Cincinnati Insurance Company. Wietzel joined the company on June 9, reporting to Chief Financial Officer Kenneth W. Stecher. She is responsible for managing relationships with Cincinnati Financial's investors.
"Heather served as an investor relations consultant to the company for several years," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John J. Schiff, Jr., CPCU. "She knows our company, its strengths and our commitment to communicating effectively with investors. In establishing this new position of investor relations officer, our Board has reaffirmed that commitment."
Wietzel is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University with more than 18 years of experience in providing and implementing strategic counsel for publicly traded companies. Cincinnati Financial was one of the clients she served as head of the investor relations practice for Dan Pinger Public Relations, a position she held for eight years. Under her counsel, Cincinnati Financial established programs that created investor interest and increased the number of analysts who follow the company. Before joining Dan Pinger, Wietzel was a partner at The Financial Relations Board in Chicago.
"We are privileged to have Heather as a full-time member of our team," Schiff said. "More important, we are confident that, with this move, Cincinnati Financial is in an excellent position to be even more responsive to the information and service needs of investors and analysts."
Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers property and casualty insurance, its main business, through The Cincinnati Insurance Company, The Cincinnati Casualty Company and The Cincinnati Indemnity Company. The Cincinnati Life Insurance Company markets life, long-term care and disability income insurance and annuities. CFC Investment Company supports the insurance subsidiaries and their independent agent representatives through leasing and financing activities. CinFin Capital Management Company provides asset management services to institutions, corporations and individuals. For additional information, please visit our Web site at www.cinfin.com .
SOURCE Cincinnati Financial Corporation
Kenneth W. Stecher or Heather J. Wietzel of Cincinnati Financial Corporation, +1-513-603-5236
http://www.cinfin.com