Management

Robert Blythe

Senior Vice President, Sales

Robert Blythe is the Senior Vice President of Sales for MSB. He is responsible for managing all of the sales efforts for MSB's Underwriting, Claims, Retail and Government business segments.

Before joining MSB, Mr. Blythe was a Vice President at the Brady Corporation in Milwaukee, WI, managing their Teklynx America's division. Prior to that, he served as Director of Implementation Services at Red Prairie Corporation and was Manager of sales and support for the mortgage product division of Metavante.

A graduate of Appalachian State University, Mr. Blythe holds a BSBA with a major in Commercial Banking and Finance.

Steven Brewer

Senior Vice President, Underwriting Solutions

Steven Brewer is Senior Vice President of Underwriting Solutions at MSB.

Steve leads the overall vision, thought leadership, planning and execution for all Underwriting Solutions at Marshall & Swift/Boeckh (MSB). This includes both Commercial and Residential Property Insurance to Value (ITV) solutions as well as advanced analytics and outsourcing services focused on helping carriers improve operating results in today's challenging property market.  In this role, he aligns all of MSB's data assets, technologies, vision and innovation with the needs of the organization's insurance markets to help them select, price, underwrite and manage property risk. Prior to this role, Steve managed MSB's corporate strategic initiatives and its Book of Business Management Operations, aligning systems and technology necessary to support insurance-to-value programs for carriers.  Additionally, he managed product development and systems implementation for MSB software, web-hosting and associate technology. 

Before joining MSB, Mr. Brewer spent four years as a consultant with Deloitte in business process reengineering, custom development and systems integration. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University with a minor in Engineering Leadership Development and is a graduate of Penn State's Schreyer Honors College.

Norrine Brydon

Vice President, Data Asset and Research

As Vice President of the Data Asset and Research Department, Norrine Brydon leads MSB in the development, collection and utilization of construction cost data. Ms. Brydon has over 20 years of international and domestic experience in programming, design and construction management of residential and commercial construction projects. Organizations for which she managed new construction, renovation or expansion projects include Jacobs Engineering, Hilton Hotels Corporation and Host Hotels and Resorts.

Ms. Brydon has a B.S. in Civil Engineering, a B.A. in Business Accounting and a Construction Management Certification.

Todd Eyler

Vice President,  Real Estate & Government Markets

Todd Eyler serves as MSB's Vice President of Real Estate & Government. Mr. Eyler oversees all strategy and execution that services MSB's clients in the federal, state, and local government sectors, the real estate and appraisal sector, and the financial services sector. Most recently, Mr. Eyler was the Chief Technology Officer at StoneRiver - previously known as Fiserv Insurance Solutions. Prior to that role, he had leadership positions in the insurance technology segments of Gartner and Forrester Research.

Mr. Eyler received a B.A. from Yale and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Randy Franke

Chief Financial Officer

Randy Franke serves as MSB's Chief Financial Officer, responsible for accounting, contract administration and finance. Mr. Franke has nearly 30 years of financial experience, including fifteen years as the financial officer of multiple business groups at Fiserv. Throughout his career, he has also served as a corporate assistant controller, business insurance and leasing manager, financial analysis & reporting manager and has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Franke, a CPA, began his career at Deloitte, as a progressing Audit Manager.

Mr. Franke received a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Jonathan Kost

Senior Vice President, Claims

As Senior Vice President of Claims solutions, Jon Kost leads MSB in the design, development and optimum utilization of claims estimating and management technology and services.

Mr. Kost is a published author of articles in numerous trade magazines, including Best's Review, Insurance & Technology, Claims Guides, National Underwriter and Canadian Insurance. He is also a frequently requested speaker on topics involving the use of claims data and technology to optimize the property insurance claims value chain and improve the property underwriting process.

A graduate of Texas A&M and a member of both the PLRB Regional Affiliates Advisory Board and National Association of Catastrophe Adjusters.

Kelly Renz

Vice President, Human Capital

Kelly Renz is MSB's Vice President of Human Capital and is responsible for all areas of the organization's Human Capital results, with a focus on progressive talent management programs and initiatives. Over the past 15 years, Ms. Renz has played a key role in the implementation, development and effectiveness of human resource functions for companies of all sizes and industries such as Target Corporation, Pinstripe, AQS and Clifton Gunderson LLP.   

Ms. Renz holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, a Masters of Human Resource Management from the Keller Graduate School of Management and is a Senior Professional in Human Resources designee.