Grant Ostir
PRESIDENT
As the head of our executive team Grant sets the direction and vision of the company and provides the overall strategic management and leadership of the company’s business operations.
Gillian Howie
Vice-President, National Insurance Operations
Gillian oversees our in-house claims, risk management, and underwriting departments and ensures the continued development of our customer-facing support systems.
Jennie Tschetter
Director, Human Resources
Jennie leads our Human Resources Department and is responsible for the management and development of the Western Financial Group Insurance Solutions’ HR strategy. Working with our executive team, she provides guidance to our organization’s management and its employees to attain business objectives.
Natalie Ayotte
Vice-President, Quebec Operations
Natalie oversees our Quebec operations and serves as President of HED Courtier en assurance. Natalie provides direction on the development of service and selling strategies that drive business growth, retention and service excellence for our Quebec clients.
Mark Hampton
Director, Employee Benefits Service
Mark oversees our team of Insurance Advisors and is responsible for the management of our employee benefits accounts. Mark provides direction on the development of service and selling strategies that drive business growth, retention and service excellence.
Morgan Mackenzie
Director, Commercial Service
Morgan oversees our team of Commercial Insurance Advisors and is responsible for the management of our commercial insurance accounts. Morgan provides direction on the development of service and selling strategies that drive business growth, retention and service excellence.
Mike Madison
Director, Employee Benefits Sales
Mike leads the continued growth of our employee benefits programs. He is responsible for the development and execution of our employee benefits sales strategy to independent businesses and industry associations across Canada.
Rudy Penner
Director, Risk Management
As the manager of the Risk Management team, Rudy develops and administers our risk-management and loss-prevention programs. He is responsible for updating policies and programs to comply with safety legislation and industry practices, in order to provide clients with valuable programs to reduce costs and losses.
Anneliese Schellenberg
Manager, Commercial Marketing
Anneliese is responsible for building and sustaining constructive working relationships with internal and external insurance partners. Her department tracks and shares market trends with internal partners to provide guidance on placement practices.