Erie Insurance promotes five to key IT roles

ERIE, Pa., Feb. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Five members of Erie Insurance's IT Division will soon take on new responsibilities having been promoted to vice presidents. The promotions are a reflection of the increased strategic-level responsibilities of these roles within the organization.

David Edgerton will take on the role of vice president of Personal Lines Technology. He joined Erie Insurance in 2014 as an IT Delivery Manager and was promoted to IT Director in 2015. In his new role, he is responsible for enabling ERIE's Personal Lines and ERIE Family Life product and service strategies.  Edgerton holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Auburn University. He earned his MBA from Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University. Prior to joining Erie Insurance, he served in the United States Navy from 1994 until 2014, where he attained the rank of lieutenant commander.

Marko Jovanovich has been named vice president of Infrastructure Administration. Jovanovich joined ERIE in 2003 as Section Manager in the IT Operations and Support Department. He was promoted to an IT Director in the fall of 2014. Jovanovich is responsible for all data center and print operations, server, network and telephony administration and IT disaster recovery. He also oversees enterprise systems management and enterprise applications. Jovanovich earned a bachelor's degree in Management from Gannon University in 1980. Prior to joining Erie Insurance, he held a variety of IT positions at GE Transportation.

Jamie Neumaier was named vice president of Information Security. Neumaier was hired as ERIE's Lead Information Security Analyst in 2003. He was promoted to IT Director in 2014. Since that time, he has led the company's information security program, responsible for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Erie Insurance's information assets. Neumaier earned his bachelor's degree in Mathematics and his MBA at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Prior to joining ERIE, Jamie worked at GE Transportation as a technical analyst.

Erica Shine was named vice president of Strategic Initiatives. Shine joined Erie Insurance 13 years ago as a project management intern. She earned a bachelor's degree in business and operations/supply chain management from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Since joining Erie Insurance, she has held a variety of roles within IT, including project controls administrator, project manager and section supervisor. Shine has served as IT Director for multiple areas since 2014.

Tim Shine will take on the role of vice president of Commercial Lines Technology, having joined Erie Insurance in 1999 as an Actuarial Programmer. Shine holds a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from Gannon University. He worked as a software developer for State Farm Insurance and GE Transportation before joining Erie Insurance. He has held a number of positions across ERIE's IT department, serving as a systems analyst, release manager, section supervisor and section manager before being promoted to IT Director in 2014.

About Erie Insurance
According to A.M. Best Company, Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, is the 10th largest homeowners insurer and 11th largest automobile insurer in the United States based on direct premiums written and the 15th largest property/casualty insurer in the United States based on total lines net premium written.  The Group, rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company, has more than 5 million policies in force and operates in 12 states and the District of Columbia.  Erie Insurance Group is a FORTUNE 500 company.

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