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AmTrust Financial CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Barry Zyskind is the AmTrust Financial's CEO. AmTrust Financial has 5,723 employees, of which 40 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The AmTrust Financial executive team is 18% female and 83% male.
  • 70% of the management team is White.
  • 12% of AmTrust Financial management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Barry Zyskind

CEO

Barry Zyskind's LinkedIn

Barry Zyskind is an American businessman in the insurance industry, and head of AmTrust Financial Services Inc. In the September 2016 edition of Best's Review, an A.M. Best publication, AmTrust was ranked the 11th largest commercial insurer in the US, up from 128th position in 2005. In the interview, CEO Zyskind attributed AmTrust's growth to its 'focus on small commercial customers, its proprietary technology platform, and its extensive database of loss history to help appropriately price and structure policies.'

George Karfunkel

Board Member

Michael Karfunkel

Founder

Adam Karkowsky

President and Chief Financial Officer, Executive

Adam Karkowsky's LinkedIn

Ariel Gorelik

EVP

Ariel Gorelik's LinkedIn

Ariel Gorelik, EVP, Global Technology and Operations, joined the Company in 2014 as Senior Vice President AmTrust North America operations, and in January 2016 was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of AMT Warranty, one of the Company’s operating subsidiaries in the U.S. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gorelik held a number of senior operational roles with international property and casualty insurers including Zurich and Allianz.

Chaya Cooperberg

EVP, Chief People and Communications Officer

Chaya Cooperberg's LinkedIn

Executive VP - Investor Relations, Communications, Corporate Affairs, Marketing, Human Resources (Toronto & NYC)

David H. Saks

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

David H. Saks's LinkedIn

David H. Saks, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, joined the Company in May 2009. From April 1999 to May 2009, Mr. Saks held a number of positions at American International Group, Inc. (AIG), an insurance company. His responsibilities included overseeing the legal aspects of all of AIG’s domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic investments. In addition, Mr. Saks was responsible for overseeing the legal aspects of AIG’s operations and systems, e-commerce, sourcing and real estate leasing. Mr. Saks began his career at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he worked from December 1994 through March 1999.

Michael Saxon

Executive Vice President - U.S. Commercial Lines

Ronald Pipoly

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Ronald E. Pipoly, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, joined the Company in 2001 and has been Chief Financial Officer since 2005. From 1993 to 2001, Mr. Pipoly served as Financial Analyst, Assistant Controller, and ultimately, Controller at PRS Group, Inc., a property and casualty insurance holding company in Beachwood, Ohio. Mr. Pipoly began his career at Coopers and Lybrand, an accounting firm, where he worked from 1988 through 1993.

Todd Jaeger

EVP, Chief Investment Officer

Todd Jaeger's LinkedIn

Todd Jaeger is a Senior Portfolio Manager at AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. and Co-Chief Investment Officer at AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. and is based in Greater New York City Area. He has worked as Managing Director, Head of CMBS Trading at Rbs Securities Inc.; Director at S&P Global Ratings; and Managing Director at Chubb. Todd studied at UCLA between 1990 and 1994 and Fuqua School of Business between 1996 and 1998.

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George Karfunkel

Board Member

Michael Karfunkel

Founder

AmTrust Financial board members

Name & TitleBio
Barry Zyskind

CEO

Barry Zyskind's LinkedIn

Barry Zyskind is an American businessman in the insurance industry, and head of AmTrust Financial Services Inc. In the September 2016 edition of Best's Review, an A.M. Best publication, AmTrust was ranked the 11th largest commercial insurer in the US, up from 128th position in 2005. In the interview, CEO Zyskind attributed AmTrust's growth to its 'focus on small commercial customers, its proprietary technology platform, and its extensive database of loss history to help appropriately price and structure policies.'

George Karfunkel

Board Member

Adam Karkowsky

President and Chief Financial Officer, Executive

Adam Karkowsky's LinkedIn

Michael Saxon

Executive Vice President - U.S. Commercial Lines

Chris Stroup

Board Member

Donald T. Decarlo

Board Member

Susan C. Fisch

Board Member

Abraham Gulkowitz

Board Member

Jason Binette

Board Member

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Leah Karfunkel

Board Member

AmTrust Financial leadership demographics

AmTrust Financial gender distribution in management team

  • The AmTrust Financial executive team is 18% female and 83% male.
  • AmTrust Financial is 54% female and 46% male company-wide.
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Company-wide: 46%
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Company-wide: 54%

AmTrust Financial executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among AmTrust Financial executive officers is White.
  • 70% of the management team is White.
  • 12% of AmTrust Financial's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 62% of employees are White.
  • 16% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of employees are Black or African American.
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