Board Of Directors

The Company's Board of directors is a highly talented and experienced group of investors, entrepreneurs and professors who have greatly aided the Company's growth and success. Each member of the Board of Directors is a significant shareholder in the Company. The following are biographical summaries of the Board members:

Kevin Taweel, Chairman
As Asurion`s Chairman, Kevin guides the company`s growth and success in close cooperation with executive management and the board of directors. He co-founded Asurion in 1994. Prior to launching the company, he was the president of Mill River Corporation, an investment company. He also has experience in Mergers & Acquisitions investment banking with Salomon Brothers. He earned an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and holds a bachelor`s degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University. Kevin is a recent recipient of the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Bret Comolli, Chief Executive Officer
Bret holds responsibility for the management, growth and success of Asurion’s overall business operations. He brings more than twenty years of proven leadership, business management and consulting experience to Asurion’s executive team. Bret’s prior business experience includes CEO, COO and General Manager positions at companies such as Excite@Home, Kendara, Risk Management Solutions and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Especially relevant to Asurion’s focus is Bret’s experience at Risk Management Solutions (RMS). As COO and SVP of Marketing and Sales at RMS, Bret helped develop and deliver a suite of software and consulting services used to assist over 75 insurance companies worldwide to identify and manage underwriting and portfolio risk. He also worked at McKinsey & Company, consulting to Fortune 500 companies on strategic, operational and organizational issues. Bret graduated second in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and earned an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He currently serves on the Board of CTIA and is the only person from the insurance, repair, or logistics industry.

Charles A. (Chuck) Laue, President
Chuck is responsible for the management and oversight of Asurion`s North American operations. Prior to this position, Chuck served as President of lock\line, a leader in specialty consumer protection products, which merged with Asurion in 2006. With nearly 20 years of insurance industry experience, Chuck began his career with Kemper Insurance. He subsequently worked for Lockton Companies, Inc., the nation’s largest independent insurance broker, developing and marketing insurance programs for some of the nation`s largest companies specializing in private equity, manufacturing and hotel programs. Realizing the opportunity for protection products utilized by the wireless industry, Chuck founded and served as President of lock\line, a startup within Lockton Companies, Inc. He grew the company into a leading provider of protection programs for wireless and other consumer services companies. He continued to serve as President through its acquisition by DST Systems, Inc. Chuck received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Eastern Illinois University. He is active in many charities including No More Homeless Pets Kansas City and The Nature Conservancy of Kansas.

Cregg B. Baumbaugh,
Cregg Baumbaugh has been involved in the wireless industry since 1989. Mr. Baumbaugh is currently a partner with The Trilogy Partnership, a Bellevue, Washington private equity firm founded by successful veterans of the wireless industry. He previously served as Executive Vice President - Finance, Strategy and Development for VoiceStream Wireless (now T-Mobile U.S.) from inception through its 2001 sale to Deutsche Telekom. In addition, he served as Senior Vice President - Corporate Development of VoiceStream and Western Wireless. Mr. Baumbaugh serves on the boards of AngelPoints, Frengo and Pacific Pulmonary. Mr. Baumbaugh holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration degree from Indiana University.

John D. Clark,
John Clark is a General Partner at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) where he focuses on investments in the Information and Business Services sector. He is currently a board member of USIS, Paycom, Aptuit, SHPS and SAVVIS. Prior to joining WCAS, he was a General Partner at Saunders, Karp & Megrue, a private equity firm. Previously, Mr. Clark worked in the Corporate Finance Group at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown and in the Merchant Banking Department at Morgan Stanley. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Anthony J. de Nicola,
Anthony de Nicola is a partner with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) and a member of the private investment firm’s Management Committee. He joined WCAS in 1994 and focuses on the information & business services industry. Prior to joining WCAS, he worked for four years in the private equity group at William Blair & Company, financing middle market buyouts. Previously, Mr. de Nicola worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department. He currently serves on the board of directors for Centennial Communications, Titan Outdoor, Local Insight Media, OHL Logistics and Transfirst. He graduated from DePauw University in 1986 and received an M.B.A from Harvard Business School in 1990.

Irving Grousbeck,
Irv Grousbeck currently serves as a director of the Stanford Graduate School Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Mr. Grousbeck co-founded Continental Cablevision (later Media One). He has served on numerous for-profit and not-for-profit Boards over the past 37 years, including (currently) Alta Colleges, Asurion Corp., and Pacific Pulmonary Services. He was a Trustee of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Vice Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, Chairman and President of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of New England Eye Bank, Overseer of Children's Hospital (Boston), and Chairman of Menlo School and College. He is a principal owner of the Boston Celtics. MR. Grousbeck holds an MBA from Harvard University, and Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Humane Letters (Hon.) degrees from Amherst College.

Douglas C. Grissom,
Douglas C. Grissom serves as a Managing Director for the Chicago-based private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP). Prior to joining MDP, Mr. Grissom was with Bain Capital, Inc. in private equity, McKinsey & Company, Inc., and Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Grissom concentrates on investments in the communications sector and currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Cbeyond Communications, Inc, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, Intelsat Holdings Ltd., and the Childrens' Inner City Educational Fund. Mr. Grissom holds a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College.

James N. Perry,
James N. Perry, Jr. is a co-founder and managing director of Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP). Prior to co-founding MDP in 1993, Mr. Perry was with First Chicago Venture Capital for eight years. He has a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Mr. Perry oversees MDP's investing efforts in the communications industry. He was responsible for MDP's early investments in the wireless industry, including Nextel and Nextel Partners, Omnipoint, which was subsequently merged with Voicestream and acquired by Deutsche Telecom, and Clearnet Communications, a PCS provider in Canada that was acquired by Telus. MDP's most recent wireless investment was in MetroPCS where Mr. Perry serves on the board of directors. Mr. Perry also serves on the boards of directors of Cbeyond Communications, Sorenson Communications, and Univision Communications.

Jeff Post,
Jeff Post is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CUNA Mutual Group based in Madison, Wisconsin. The company is the leading provider of insurance and financial services to credit unions and their members worldwide. Prior to joining CUNA Mutual in January 2005, Jeff was President and Chief Executive Officer of Fireman’s Fund. As CEO, he led an impressive financial turnaround for the company, improving underwriting results by more than $1 billion and repositioning the company to market leadership in five business segments. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, majoring in actuarial science, from the University of Wisconsin.

Paul J. Salem,
Paul Salem is a co-founder and Senior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on media, entertainment, communications and information investments. Mr. Salem currently serves as a board member for Asurion and the Education Management Corp. Mr. Salem established Providence’s London office in 1999 and continues to be involved in all International activity. Before joining Providence, Mr. Salem worked for Morgan Stanley in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to this, Mr. Salem spent four years with Prudential Investment Corporation, an affiliate of Prudential Insurance, where his responsibilities included private placement financings, leveraged buyout transactions and establishing Prudential’s European investment office. Mr. Salem received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University.

Peter O. Wilde,
Peter Wilde is a Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on media, entertainment, communications and information investments. In addition to serving on Asurion’s Board of Directors, Mr. Wilde also serves as a director of Decision Resources, Education Management Corp., Kerasotes Theatres, Medical Media Holdings, Pluris and Survey Sampling International. He also serves as the chairman of Study Island and The Vendome Group. Prior to joining Providence in 2002, Mr. Wilde was a General Partner at BCI Partners, where he began his career in private equity in 1992. While at BCI, he was involved in many of BCI's investment activities in traditional media, education and marketing services. Prior to BCI, Mr. Wilde worked at LaSalle Partners in the acquisitions group. Mr. Wilde received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College.