Leadership Matters. Our Executive Team

Changing The Way People Think About Insurance.

When is insurance more than insurance? When your broker’s passion is to help people, not push policies. Take a moment to meet the people who lead and inspire us to think this way.

Timothy J. Hall

Timothy J. Hall

Chief Executive Officer

Tim is the Chief Executive Officer of Relation Insurance Services, where he is responsible for strategic growth initiatives, performance management, carrier management/broking, information technology, human resources, legal, and strategy. He also oversees Relation’s corporate development, acquisitions, and integration activities. He joined Relation in 2019 and has led Relation’s execution of over TBD strategic acquisitions, resulting in more than 3x revenue growth since 2019.

Timothy J. Hall

Russell Brown

Russell Brown

President

Russell is a veteran insurance brokerage executive as well as a 16-year Million Dollar Round Table member and seven-time Top of the Table honoree. He joined Relation in 2019 when his company, Premier Consulting Partners, was acquired.

Russell Brown

Charissa Hartmann

Charissa Hartmann

Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Charissa Hartmann is responsible for all of the company’s financial functions, including accounting, audit, treasury, corporate finance, and shareholder relations. Her career spans more than 25 years of varied experience in financial management, business optimization and finance team building. Prior to joining Relation in 2022, Charissa was with AssuredPartners, Inc., AdventHealth, and EY.

Charissa Hartmann

Timothy J. Hall

Kevin Rabinowitz

Chief Financial Officer

Kevin is Relation’s Chief Operating Officer, responsible for design and oversight of Relation’s fully integrated operating model. His responsibilities include strategic planning, organizational design, workflow/system optimization, carrier management, acquisition integration, sales operations and technology, business analytics, and marketing and communications.

Kevin Rabinowitz

Kate Rager

Kate Rager

General Counsel

Kate leads Relation’s Legal Department and provides guidance, advice and support to the company’s management team, board of directors and business units. In this role, Kate counsels on a broad range of corporate and regulatory matters affecting the company, including acquisitions, corporate governance, and day-to-day commercial transactions.

Kate Rager

Michael T. Toran

Michael T. Toran

Chief Information Officer

Mike is responsible for all aspects of planning, managing and securing corporate and business-unit IT operations, software development and infrastructure for Relation.

Michael T. Toran

Kendra Butler

Kendra Butler

Chief Human Resource Officer

Kendra strengthens the Relation team by creating, guiding, and managing human-resources services, policies, and programs. She works collaboratively with the executive team and managers to develop and implement initiatives that enhance the growth of the business and to enable the organization to recruit extraordinary talent. Day to day, she aligns HR strategies to organizational goals, provides strong compensation and benefits leadership, and leads the efforts of the HR Team while supporting a customer-centric approach to internal stakeholders.

Kendra Butler

Maria Grimm

Maria Grimm

Chief Marketing Officer

Maria is the Chief Marketing Officer of Relation Insurance Services, where she leads the charge in redefining what’s possible in insurance marketing. Known for her strategic clarity, creative firepower, and operational excellence, Maria brings more than two decades of experience building high-performing marketing functions that fuel growth, inspire trust, and connect brands to the human experience.

Maria Grimm

Timothy J. Hall

Timothy J. Hall

Chief Executive Officer

Tim is the Chief Executive Officer of Relation Insurance Services, where he is responsible for strategic growth initiatives, performance management, carrier management/broking, information technology, human resources, legal, and strategy. He also oversees Relation’s corporate development, acquisitions, and integration activities. He joined Relation in 2019 and has led Relation’s execution of over TBD strategic acquisitions, resulting in more than 3x revenue growth since 2019.

Timothy J. Hall

Jonathan W. Cooper

Jonathan W. Cooper

President, Eastern Region and Chief Business Development Officer

Jon leads, engages and manages the collaborative, team of experts for Relation’s eastern region. He uses his 20+ years of insurance industry experience to develop acquisition strategies in the East and orchestrate growth through key partner business development.

Jonathan W. Cooper

Greg Merrill

Greg Merrill

Chief Executive Officer

Tim is the Chief Executive Officer of Relation Insurance Services, where he is responsible for strategic growth initiatives, performance management, carrier management/broking, information technology, human resources, legal, and strategy. He also oversees Relation’s corporate development, acquisitions, and integration activities. He joined Relation in 2019 and has led Relation’s execution of over TBD strategic acquisitions, resulting in more than 3x revenue growth since 2019.

Greg Merrill

Brandon E. YoungFountain

Brandon E. YoungFountain

EVP, Mergers and Acquisitions

Brandon oversees Relation’s M&A initiatives across the organization with a focus towards fueling the company’s expansion via accretive acquisitions and strategic partnerships. Prior to joining Relation, he spent 15 years at Aon plc where he was a leader of the firm’s global acquisitions and divestitures activities. To-date, he has completed transactions in over 25 countries.

Brandon E. YoungFountain