NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) announced today that Lisa
Caputo is joining the company as Executive Vice President, Marketing &
Communications. Caputo, who will serve on the company’s Management
Committee, will report to Executive Vice President Doreen Spadorcia for
Marketing and Chief Legal Officer Alan Schnitzer for Communications. The
appointment is effective June 1, 2011.
“We are very pleased to welcome someone of Lisa’s caliber to our
management team,” said Travelers Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jay Fishman. “Lisa’s business talents, broad range of experience and
expertise supporting category-leading brands make her a terrific
addition to our organization.”
Spadorcia said, “Lisa’s skills make for a tremendous match with this key
role, as we continue to enhance the strong Travelers franchise and
further build on our service to customers through our independent
agencies as well as the direct-to-consumer channel.”
Caputo joins Travelers from Citigroup, where she was Managing Director
and Senior Banker of the Public Sector Group of Citi’s Institutional
Clients Group. Until recently, she served as Executive Vice President of
Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs, responsible for the company’s
integrated marketing function and positioning strategy. Her previous
experience at Citi included serving as Chief Marketing Officer, leading
Citi’s community relations operations, overseeing corporate
communications during the financial crisis, and serving as Senior
Managing Director, Business Operations and Planning for Citi’s Global
Consumer Group. Also at Citi, Caputo created and was Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer for 10 years of Women & Co. – a membership
business designed to provide women with a range of financial services
and resources.
Previously, Caputo spent over a decade in the public sector, including
serving as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton and as Press Secretary
to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at the White House during President
Clinton’s first term.
Travelers is a leading provider of property casualty insurance for auto,
home and business. For more information, visit www.travelers.com.
Source: The Travelers Companies, Inc.
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