EPIC hires Beecher Carlson CEO as president

EPIC Holdings, which operates retail insurance broker EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, has appointed Steve Denton as president, reporting to EPIC Holdings CEO John Hahn.

Denton will help the business expand after joining EPIC as of May 1, 2018. Prior to joining EPIC, Denton was CEO of US broker Beecher Carlson, a Brown & Brown subsidiary acquired in 2013.

As president of EPIC Holdings, Denton will partner with John Hahn, Pete Garvey, EPIC's regional presidents and other senior leaders across the country to drive growth, diversification, and differentiation in EPIC's core retail brokerage business as well as the firm's specialty programmes and products groups.

Regarding EPIC's retail insurance brokerage and consulting business transacted by EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants under the leadership of CEO Pete Garvey, Denton will support the execution of EPIC's strategy to become one of the country's largest, most respected insurance brokers and consultants, the company said.

Denton will also focus on assessing existing operations inside EPIC to determine specialty capabilities that should be expanded across the platform. He will also identify further opportunities to invest in both industry and product specialty groups across the country.

"Steve has challenged conventional wisdom in our business his entire career and more often than not, he's been right," said Hahn. "He is exactly the kind of free-thinking strategist and strong leader we value. EPIC is not about building a 'copycat' business model and Steve will help to further drive creativity, innovation and growth for the benefit of our clients and EPIC team members."

Denton will join EPIC's executive leadership team in the ongoing execution of the EPIC 3.0 national expansion strategy, in partnership with EPIC's sponsor investor Oak Hill Capital Partners, as well as becoming a member of EPIC's Executive Committee.

"I have long been an admirer of the way John Hahn and his team have gone about building EPIC," said Denton. "Their 'clients and employees first' mandate and other core values resonate strongly as deeply held beliefs of my own. I am excited to have this opportunity to build on what we have in common and to help realize the EPIC vision of excellence, celebration, success and fun, as we continue to grow across the country."

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