Mr. Kliethermes has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 1, 2022 and was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company in 2021. From 2016 until 2021, Mr. Kliethermes was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company s insurance subsidiaries and from 2013 until 2016 he was Executive Vice President, Operations of the Company s insurance subsidiaries. Mr. Kliethermes joined the Company in 2006. Prior to joining RLI, he served in leadership roles with Lockton Companies, GE Insurance/Employers Reinsurance and John Deere Insurance Company. Mr. Kliethermes has over 40 years of industry experience including over 20 years at the Company where, in his current role, he is responsible to ensure the effective and profitable operations of the Company s business . He has a Bachelor s degree in Mathematics from Maryville University, a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society; a member of the American Academy of Actuaries; and a member of the Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters Society. Mr. Kliethermes serves as a Director of the American Property and Casualty Insurance Association; Chairman of the American Property and Casualty Insurance Association Executive Advisory Board; a Director of Maguire Academy of Insurance and Risk Management at Saint Joseph s University; a Director of The Institutes, and a Director of the Heart of Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters. Mr. Kliethermes previously served as a Director of Maui Jim, Inc.