Executive Staff

Don R. Hankey, Chairman hankey@hankeygroup.com Brief Bio

Don R. Hankey – Chairman – Head of the Hankey Group of Companies, a privately-held organization based in Los Angeles, Mr. Hankey has led the organization in consistently strong growth and diversification in the automotive, finance, real estate, technology, and insurance sectors. Mr. Hankey’s banking and finance acumen and relationships have enabled the Group to organically grow to excess of $1 Billion in assets in 2007. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Mr. Hankey was the youngest vice-president at a major investment banking firm that would later be bought by UBS Paine Webber.

Eric Jarvis, Chief Executive Officer ericj@knightinsurancegroup.com Brief Bio

Eric D. Jarvis – CEO - Prior to heading the Knight Insurance Group, Mr. Jarvis had been associated with the Hankey Group of Companies for several years, serving in various executive capacities including head of Business & Legal Affairs. He currently serves as President of Knight Insurance Company, Ltd., and is a director and shareholder of the company. He is a graduate of Pepperdine University’s School of Law and the University of California, San Diego, and has served on several insurance company and philanthropic boards.

Richard A. Dillon, Chief Financial Officer rdillon@knightinsurancegroup.com Brief Bio

Mr. Dillon joined Knight Insurance Group in March 2008, leading all aspects of Finance, Accounting, Treasury Management, Analysis, and Financial Systems. Mr. Dillon has over 20 years’ of combined executive management experience including 5 years’ in Managed Health Care at Health Net Inc., 15 years’ in Commercial Banking, and 3 years’ in Mortgage Banking. Mr. Dillon is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a MS in Technology Management from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business & Management, and a MBA with a concentration in Finance. Mr. Dillon is a member of the AICPA and the California Society of Public Accountants.

Stephen C. Su, Chief Underwriting Officer ssu@knightinsurancegroup.com Brief Bio

Stephen Su is responsible for all aspects of program development with KMIS, which includes strategic planning, pricing & rating initiatives, underwriting, financial analysis & modeling. His past work experience includes seven years at Farmers Insurance Group where he worked in Product Management as a Senior Manager responsible for pricing, underwriting and national marketing campaigns for personal lines. He also has extensive experience in claims management. Stephen graduated from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business & Management and currently holds licenses for a broker, agent and education provider in California.
Management Staff

Jose Aguiar, President, Knight Management Insurance Services jaguiar@knightinsurancegroup.com Brief Bio

Jose Aguiar is the President and Chief Operations Officer for Knight Management Insurance Services, LLC. A California-licensed Property and Casualty Insurance Agent, Jose was appointed as the head of Westlake Financial's Insurance Department in 1994, and joined Knight Insurance in 1999. Jose implements auto finance programs and ensures excellent performance and customer service to our finance company partners and their customers. He continuously attends claims and insurance seminars, and holds a degree in advanced technologies.

Lupe Esquivel, Program Director lupe@knightinsurancegroup.com Brief Bio

Guadalupe Esquivel is a Program Manager for Knight Management Insurance Services, and is the lead coordinator of collaborative partnership programs. Ms. Esquivel joined Knight in 2000, and served as an underwriter of commercial lines and car rental insurance programs, drawing from her prior car rental industry experience. She received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Los Angeles, and is currently working towards a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter professional designation.