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Goosehead Insurance, Inc. Enlarges Board and Announces the Appointment of Waded Cruzado and Thomas McConnon as Directors
WESTLAKE, Texas, Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (“Goosehead” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GSHD), a rapidly growing independent
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[{"type":"text","content":"WESTLAKE, Texas, Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (“Goosehead” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GSHD), a rapidly growing independent personal lines insurance agency, today announced it has enlarged its Board of Directors and appointed Waded Cruzado and Thomas McConnon as Directors. Mr. McConnon was also appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board. In addition, James Reid, a current member of the Board, was appointed to the Compensation Committee, and Mark Jones, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will step down from the Compensation Committee of the Board. “Waded and Tom have achieved tremendous success in their respective fields and will impart valuable perspectives to Goosehead, as they join the Board of Directors,\" stated Mark E. Jones, Chairman and CEO. \"As the insurance industry continues to evolve and Goosehead advocates for greater consumer education in the space, the board and management team look forward to channeling their extensive, diversified experiences and trusted counsel.\" Ms. Cruzado has served as President of Montana State University since 2010. Montana State University has set new student enrollment records, becoming the fastest growing and the largest university in the state. President Cruzado was honored as the 2011 Michael P. Malone Educator of the Year from the Montana Ambassadors for demonstrating outstanding accomplishment, excellence, and leadership in the field of education. In 2012, President Barack Obama appointed President Cruzado to the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development. She was reappointed in 2017 and served on the board until 2020. In 2013, President Cruzado began serving on Montana’s Gov. Steve Bullock’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force. Ms. Cruzado currently serves on several educational boards and was a former member of the Board of Directors of PayneWest Insurance before it was acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agency in April 2021. Ms. Cruzado holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico and masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington. Mr. McConnon is Managing Director – Head of Public Equities and Chief Economist at Wildcat Capital Management, LLC (“Wildcat”). At Wildcat, which he joined in October 2018, Mr. McConnon leads the public equities investment team. Before Wildcat, Mr. McCon...