Position:
Chairman & CEO, Heartland Security Insurance Group
President, Hibbs Management Company, LLC
Stockholder, Heartland Security Insurance Group

Education:
1988 Graduate Banking Degree, Southwestern School of Banking , SMU
1981 MBA, Southern Methodist University
1980 BBA, University of Texas, Austin
1978 AA, Tyler Junior College, Valuable Young Alumni Award, 2003

Experience:
2001-Present Heartland Security Insurance Group
1989-2001 Hibbs Hallmark & Company
1987-1989 Chief Financial Officer, Controls International Inc.
1985-1987 Sr. Vice President, Central National Bank, Dallas
1982-1985 Assistant Vice President, BancTexas, Dallas

Philosophy:
We have positioned Heartland Security Insurance Group to be the employer of choice because that results in us being the organization of choice to our customers. Our companies have diversified into virtually every aspect of the risk management process. This affords us the opportunity to meet the demanding needs of our most complex clients while allowing for a multitude of career opportunities for our associates. Our firm has 56 internal stockholders and significant ownership by our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. By recruiting and maintaining the very best and brightest insurance talent, our various divisions have been able to develop virtually every risk management product and service available in the marketplace. I’m proud of the ten, twenty, and even thirty-year milestones that many of our associates reach. Through their tenure, they are able to provide continuity to our clients’ complex insurance programs. Our companies have been blessed over the years, and I am very fortunate to be associated with so many outstanding professionals.

Organizations:

• Commencement Speaker, The University of Texas at Tyler, May, 2018
• Chairman, Bicycle Advisory Committee, Texas Department of Transportation, 2015 – 2019
• Director, Austin Bank
• Recipient of Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Good Turn Award
• Vice Chairman, City of Tyler Tax Increment Financing Board
• Director, Tyler Junior College Foundation, Chairman Investment Committee
• Director, East Texas Symphony Foundation
• Secretary, Hibbs Family Foundation
• Member, Marvin Methodist Church, 2007 President of Friendly Sunday School Class
• Member, Tyler Bicycle Club, 1994 State Cycling Champion; winner of four NORBA Nationals