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“BRANCHVILLE, N.J…/PRNewswire/ -- Selective Insurance Group, Inc., announced the following appointments: Anthony D. Harnett (Wantage, NJ) to senior vice president, corporate controller. Mr. Harnett joined Selective in September 1999 as a senior accountant and held various finance positions over the years before being promoted to vice president and controller in 2008. Mr. Harnett holds a B.S. in Accounting from Albright College in Reading, PA and earned the Certified Public Accounting designation in 1998. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Selective Insurance Group, Inc. also announced the following appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America: John P. Bresney (Hackettstown, NJ) to vice president of infrastructure services and operations for Selective's Information Technology Services (ITS) department. Previously, he served as assistant vice president of infrastructure services. He joined Selective in June 1996 as a management trainee and has held various positions within the ITS department. Mr. Bresney holds a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA and attained a Master's Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Darryl P. Holmes (Bridgewater, NJ) to vice president, commercial lines underwriting. Mr. Holmes joined Selective in February 2009 as assistant vice president of commercial lines underwriting. Prior to that, he was a branch manager at Zurich North America.Mr. Holmes holds a B.A. in English from Queens College in Flushing, NY. Robert J. McKenna (Sparta, NJ), to vice president, infrastructure architecture and engineering for Selective's ITS department. Previously, he served as assistant vice president, infrastructure planning and integration. Prior to that, Mr. McKenna was a senior engineer/team lead for Prebon Yamane. Mr. McKenna earned a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ and an MBA from Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ. In addition, he attained a Master's Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Raymond J. Farinella (Warwick, NY), to assistant vice president, billing services. Previously, he served as billing services manager. Mr. Farinella joined Selective in May 2006 as a manager of direct bill accounts. Prior to that, he was a corporate financial manager for Konica Minolta. Mr. Farinella earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ and an MBA from St. John's University in Jamaica, NY.”

“BRANCHVILLE, N.J., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGI) announced the following appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America ("Selective"): Dennis L. Barger (Duluth, GA) to senior vice president, underwriting officer for Mid-Market & Large Accounts. Mr. Barger joined Selective in July 2009. Prior to that, he was senior vice president, president Field Operations East for CNA Insurance. Mr. Barger holds a B.A. in English Literature and Certificate of Business from the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH. In addition, he holds a designation as a Certified Insurance Counselor. Andrew S. Becker (Towaco, NJ) to senior vice president, director of Commercial Lines Pricing and Research. Previously, he served as vice president of Commercial Lines Pricing. Mr. Becker joined Selective in April 2001 as managing actuary for Selective Risk Managers, the company's large account operation. Prior to that, he served as vice president - professional liability treaty pricing for Gerling Global Reinsurance Company of America.Mr. Becker holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Tufts University in Medford, MA. He is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.Cyndi Bennett (Sussex, NJ), to vice president, Compensation. Previously, she served as assistant vice president, compensation manager. Ms. Bennett joined Selective in 2006. Prior to that, she served as compensation director for Prudential Financial.Ms. Bennett attended Upsala College in East Orange, NJ and holds designations as both a Certified Compensation Professional and a Senior Professional in Human Resources. In addition, Ms. Bennett is a member of the American Compensation Association, the New Jersey Compensation Association and the Property & Casualty Insurance Company Survey Group. Gail L. Petersen (Andover, NJ) to vice president, director of Communications. Ms. Petersen joined Selective in September 2008. Prior to that, she was director of communications for D&M Holdings. Ms. Petersen holds a B.A. degree in Journalism from Shippensburg University and an M.A. in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, NJ. She is a member of the International Association of Business Communicators and the Conference Board Communications Council. Andrew B. McCray (Matthews, NC) to assistant vice president, underwriting manager for Selective's Southern region. Mr. McCray joined Selective in July 2009. Prior to that, he served as vice president of underwriting for RLI Corporation. Mr. McCray holds a B.S.E. degree in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA and an M.B.A. from Ashland University in Ashland, OH. Stephen C. Petzold (Hamilton, NJ) to assistant vice president, safety operations manager for Selective's New Jersey region. Mr. Petzold joined Selective in July 1994 as a loss control manager. Prior to that, he served as a loss control and premium audit manager for American Reliance Insurance Company. Mr. Petzold holds a B.E. degree from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. He holds designations as a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter, an Associate in Loss Control Management, an Associate in Commercial Underwriting and an Associate in Premium Audit. In addition, Mr. Petzold is a member of both the Chartered Property and Casualty Society and the National Fire Protection Association.”