H.W. Kaufman/Burns & Wilcox Promotes Paulin, Bates, Manuelidis, Shipley, 14 Others

Michael S. Paulin has been named chief information offer and vice president of H.W. Kaufman Financial Group and Burns & Wilcox.

Paulin joined Michigan-based Kaufman in 2014. He Joined Burns & Wilcox from Meadowbrook Insurance Group where he was information technology director. Prior to Meadowbrook, he worked at Donegal Insurance and its subsidiary, Michigan Insurance.

The company, which has more than 50 locations, also announced that a total of 17 other employees across 13 locations in the U.S. have been promoted:

• Laura Bates, Corporate Vice President, Special Risk Division, H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, (Detroit/Farmington Hills, Mich.)
• Emmanuel Manuelidis, Corporate Vice President, Claims & Litigation, H.W. Kaufman Financial Group (Detroit/Farmington Hills, Mich.)
• Richard Shipley, Corporate Vice President, Marketing, H.W. Kaufman Financial Group (Detroit/Farmington Hills, Mich.)
• Gina Jones, Vice President, Burns & Wilcox (Denver)
• Bonnie Steen, Vice President, Burns & Wilcox (New Orleans, La.)
• Brent Johnson, Vice President, Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Atlanta)
• John Karl, Vice President, Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Overland Park, Kan.)
• Jessalynn Suda, Corporate Associate Vice President, H.W. Kaufman Financial Group (Detroit/Farmington Hills, Mich.)
• Angela Tam, Associate Vice President, Burns & Wilcox (San Francisco)
• Gregory Price, Associate Vice President, Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Minneapolis)
• Amanda Ruppel, Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Tampa, Fla.)
• Devon Minarik, Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Baltimore)
• Christopher Siegel, Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Daytona Beach & Orlando, Fla.)
• Cody Turner, Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Fresno, Calif.)
• Gregory Watson, Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Matthew Swaby, Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Philadelphia)
• Jamie M. MacDonald, Director, Talent Acquisitions, H.W. Kaufman Financial Group (Detroit/Farmington Hills, Mich.)