John Kellington, chief technology officer and senior vice president, Ohio Casualty Group and a member of the ACORD Board of Directors, chairs the ASC. Kellington is a member of Ohio Casualty Group's executive management team, responsible for all corporate technology initiatives, and credited with the transformation of Ohio Casualty Group's technology into a state-of-the-art platform. Prior to becoming CTO at Ohio Casualty, he was Architect and Principal for IBM Global Services' National Insurance Practice.

"The ACORD Standards Committee is composed of very dedicated ACORD members from all lines of business who know and understand the importance of Standards and are guiding the process based on their expertise and real-world experience to benefit the industry," said Kellington. "I'm proud to not only be a part of this group, but to be its Chair in a time of rapid growth and progress with ACORD Standards and the ACORD Standards Framework."

Members of the ASC this year are:

ACORD Directors

* John Kellington, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Ohio Casualty Group Member, ACORD Board of Directors
Chairman, ACORD Standards Committee
* Andy Fogarty, Member, ACORD Board of Directors
Vice Chairman, ACORD Standards Committee
* Tom Nowak, Senior Vice President, American International Group
Vice Chairman, ACORD Standards Committee

Life and Annuity Steering Committee

* Chris Chartrand, Senior Vice President Customer Service, Genworth Financial Group
Steering Committee Chair
* Grant Andrew, Director New Business Development, Prudential Financial
Business Requirements Subcommittee Chair
* Jim August, Vice President & Chief Technology Architect, MetLife
Technical Requirements Subcommittee Chair
* B.A. Scott, Assistant Vice President, New York Life
Implementation Requirements Subcommittee Chair

Property & Casualty/Surety Steering Committee

* Spero Zacharias, International Field Operations Manager, Chubb & Son, Inc.
Steering Committee Chair
* James Mason, Director, Business Solutions, AON Corporation
Business Requirements Subcommittee Chair
* Sandi Perillo, Technical Analyst, The Hartford
Technology Requirements Subcommittee Chair
* Mele Fuller, Director, Partner Integration, SAFECO Insurance Company
Implementation Requirements Subcommittee Chair

Reinsurance and Large Commercial Steering Committee

* Juergen Heck, Head of Governance & Process Area, Global IT, Swiss Re
Steering Committee Chair
* Monique Hesseling, Vice President Research & Development, ACE Group
Business Requirements Subcommittee Chair
* Michael Smith, Manager, Business Process Reform (Claims and Standards), Lloyd's
Technology Requirements Subcommittee Chair
* Regis Delayat, Group Senior Vice President, SCOR
Implementation Requirements Subcommittee Chair

More information on the ACORD Standards Committee is available on ACORD's Web site at www.acord.org.