{"id":23048,"date":"2025-01-14T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=808021"},"modified":"2025-01-14T07:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T07:00:16","slug":"people-moves-vermont-mutual-names-mcdonnell-ceo-carangelo-joins-decotis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/people-moves-vermont-mutual-names-mcdonnell-ceo-carangelo-joins-decotis\/","title":{"rendered":"People Moves: Vermont Mutual Names McDonnell CEO; Carangelo Joins DeCotis"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/east\/2025\/01\/14\/808021.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/east\/2025\/01\/14\/808021.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p><strong>Vermont Mutual<\/strong>, headquartered in Montpelier, Vermont, named company president <strong>Mark J. McDonnell<\/strong> as chief executive officer.<\/p>\n<p>McDonnell first joined Vermont Mutual as senior vice president in 2014. He was named executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) in 2015 and named president in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-808030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mcdonnell-mark-vermont-mutual-142x150.jpg\" alt width=\"142\" height=\"150\">McDonnell replaces retiring CEO and board chair, <strong>Daniel C. Bridge<\/strong>, whose career in the property\/casualty business spanned over 40 years. Bridge will continue to play an integral role on the group\u2019s board of directors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brody N. Gilbert<\/strong>, currently senior vice president of finance and operations, was named executive vice president and COO.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DeCotis Specialty Insurance<\/strong>, headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, hired <strong>Chris-Michael Carangelo<\/strong> as a commercial lines broker.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_807821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-807821\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-807821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Carangelo-4-r-scaled-e1736530429545-150x150.jpeg\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Carangelo-4-r-scaled-e1736530429545-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Carangelo-4-r-scaled-e1736530429545-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Carangelo-4-r-scaled-e1736530429545-580x580.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Carangelo-4-r-scaled-e1736530429545-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Carangelo-4-r-scaled-e1736530429545-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Carangelo-4-r-scaled-e1736530429545.jpeg 1570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-807821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Chris-Michael Carangelo<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carangelo began his insurance career in 1990 and most recently served as a territory management consultant with EMC Insurance Companies. 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