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American Wholesale Insurance Group, Inc. Names Gregg Calestini as Chief Marketing & Sales Officer.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2002

Officials at American Wholesale Insurance Group, Inc. (American Wholesale) have named Gregg Calestini as Chief Marketing and Sales Officer. In this capacity, Calestini will provide company-wide strategic direction and policy development to the marketing and sales team, and will orchestrate enterprise-wide initiatives that impact American Wholesale's branding and positioning in the vast insurance marketplace. American Wholesale is a Charlotte-based organization solely dedicated to serving retail insurance agents and brokers via its wholesale brokerage, underwriting, and premium financing Premium Financing involves the lending of funds to a person or company to cover the cost of an insurance premium. Premium finance loans are often provided by third party finance entity known as a "Premium Financing Company"; however insurance companies and brokerages occasionally  capabilities.

With an extensive industry background, Calestini brings more than 17 years of solid insurance experience to American Wholesale. Prior to joining the firm, Calestini spent six years with Royal & SunAlliance (USA) where he held various sales and marketing positions including that of Corporate Vice President of Marketing and Regional Director of Sales. His professional background also includes strategic home-office and field-level marketing, and sales management Sales Management Role and Goal
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 American Wholesale's President and Chief Executive Officer M. Steven DeCarlo, Calestini is a valuable addition to the organization. "Gregg's in-depth industry experience, professional demeanor and unique talents fit nicely with our corporate culture and he will contribute significantly to American Wholesale's vision and goal to be the best and most influential independent wholesale insurance operation in the country. We are pleased to welcome him to our management team," said DeCarlo.

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