AssuredPartners Names Dean Curtis CFO

AssuredPartners, a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR, has named Dean Curtis chief financial officer. Most recently, Curtis served as Chief Accounting Officer of MPS Group Inc. AssuredPartners is based in Lake Mary, Fla.

PRESS RELEASE
AssuredPartners, Inc., a portfolio company of leading Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR, is pleased to announce that Dean Curtis has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer.

Dean Curtis is a seasoned business executive with 15 years of finance, strategy and operations management experience. Most recently, Mr. Curtis served as Chief Accounting Officer of MPS Group, Inc., a multi-national business services organization with over $2 billion in sales. In this role, Dean executed more than 75 mergers and acquisitions during his 13 years at the company, leading MPS Group to its successful sale to Adecco Group in 2010. Prior to this role, Mr. Curtis held various senior management positions at MPS Group. Prior to joining MPS Group, Mr. Curtis began his career with the public accounting firm Arthur Andersen.

“We are delighted to welcome Dean to AssuredPartners as Chief Financial Officer,” said Jim Henderson, CEO of AssuredPartners. “As we continue to grow the Company, Dean will be an invaluable business partner and contributor to our team. His deep financial expertise, exceptional experience and leadership will be important assets to AssuredPartners.”

ABOUT ASSUREDPARTNERS, INC

AssuredPartners Inc., headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, acquires and invests in property and casualty and employee benefits brokerage businesses across the country. Jim Henderson can be contacted at (407) 708-0029 or jhenderson@assuredptr.com. Tom Riley can be contacted at (407) 708-0027 or triley@assuredptr.com. For more information, please visit www.assuredptr.com.

ABOUT GTCR

Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare and Information Services & Technology industries. The Chicago-based firm pioneered the “Leaders Strategy” – finding and partnering with world-class leaders as the critical first step in identifying, acquiring and building market-leading companies through acquisitions and organic growth. Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $8.5 billion in over 200 companies.