Kent Nelson

Founder, Member and Director- Reach Partners Group Greater Chicago Area Summary A veteran of the Insurance Industry, Kent A Nelson has brought leadership experience to his former roles as Chairman at INSTEC Corp; President and CEO of American Westbrook Insurance Services LLC (a Hendricks Holding Portfolio Company), and Chief Strategy Officer for Schaumburg, IL based Lamb, Little & Co. Kent has moved on to take on additional Board Positions and Consulting assignments through his company Nels63, Inc. Kent has held leadership positions with other top Chicago area public and privately held insurance brokers throughout his career, including Hilb Rogal& Hobbs, TJ Adams Group, Marsh McLennan, Aon Risk Services, Frank B. Hall and A.J. Gallagher. Along with a wealth of knowledge in Insurance Brokerage Operations, his expertise includes Strategic Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions, Recruiting, Human Capital Management Services, and Corporate Communications. An adjunct professor of management at Northern Illinois University for 10 years, Kent’s courses and lecture activities in the MBA Program included Program on Negotiation and Seminar on Leadership. He continues to serve as a member of NIU’s Board of Executive Advisors and is a co-founder of NIU’s Executive Club of Chicago. Kent actively contributes to several organizations. He currently serves as Chairman and Director at Reach Partners Group; Director/ Advisor to Webb Financial Group; Senior Director of M&A at Chicago based Dash Holdings, LLC, and is a Director at The Chicago Crime Commission. In the past, Kent served as a Director for the following organizations: Assurex Global as Chairman Elect, Advantec HR Solutions of Tampa, Florida, and ABC Supply Co.,Inc. of Beloit, Wisconsin, the nation’s largest wholesale distributor of external building products.Kent holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and an MBA from Northern Illinois University. Experience Reach Partners Group Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer January 2022 – Present (1 year 6 months) Lake Forest, Illinois, United States Webb Financial Group Director/ Advisor March 2020 – Present (3 years 4 months) Lake Forest, Illinois, United States Chicago Crime Commission Director January 2003 – Present (20 years 6 months) Sandcastle Change Consulting Group Director April 2021 – January 2022 (10 months) INSTEC Director March 2011 – April 2021 (10 years 2 months) Lamb Little & Co. Chairman & CSO December 2016 – December 2019 (3 years 1 month) Schaumburg, Illinois, United States American Westbrook Insurance Services, LLC CEO September 2009 – December 2016 (7 years 4 months) Advantec HR Director January 2004 – January 2011 (7 years 1 month) ABC Supply Co. Inc. Director January 1995 – December 2007 (13 years) Beloit, Wisconsin, United States HRH of Chicago Chairman & CEO September 2004 – September 2007 (3 years 1 month) Insurance and Risk Management Services TJ Adams Group, LLC President & CEO January 1999 – September 2004 (5 years 9 months) Insurance and Risk Management Services Assurex Global DIrector 2001 – 2004 (3 years) Aon Risk Services Managing Director 1989 – 1998 (9 years) Education Northern Illinois University BS/MBA, Marketing • (1963 – 1971)