State Auto Names Centers Sr. VP, General Counsel

State Auto Financial Corp. has appointed Melissa A. Centers as senior vice president, secretary and general counsel. She succeeds Jay Yano, who passed away in September.

Her in-house legal practice focuses on information technology, employment, corporate governance and other transactional matters.

Centers earned her juris doctor from Capital University Law School after holding a series of executive leadership and consulting roles in public relations/corporate communications/government affairs, information technology, vendor management, and project management for an array of companies including Nationwide Insurance, Worthington Industries, JP Morgan Chase (formerly Bank One) and Verizon Wireless.

State Auto Financial Corp. is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Source: State Auto Financial Corp.