For Immediate Release

Equity Risk Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Sennett as Managing Director and Practice Leader of the Employee Benefits Practice Group.

The establishment of the Equity Risk Partners Employee Benefits Practice Group creates the only integrated, full service, employee benefits and property casualty brokerage firm focused exclusively on the private equity industry and its portfolio companies.

Ms. Sennett brings 16 years of employee benefit consulting experience to her new position at Equity Risk Partners. Most recently, she was Area Vice President for Arthur J. Gallagher in San Francisco. Her diverse experience includes account management at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and acting as Director of Product Marketing at BenefitPoint, a SF based customer relationship management and benefit procurement platform.

Beth has an MBA in Finance from the Haas School of Business at the University of California – Berkeley and a BA in Communications from UCLA where she graduated Cum Laude. She holds the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation and is currently serving on the board of the Northern CA Chapter of the International Society of CEBS.

“I am thrilled to have Beth join Equity Risk Partners”, stated Michael C. Marcon, President of Equity Risk Partners. “She has the diverse experience and skill set that private equity firms demand and the customer service focus that portfolio companies require”.

“We will build our employee benefit practice as we built our extremely successful property/casualty operation – one deal at a time, one client at a time,” Marcon continued. “We remain committed to putting clients first – always. As such, we will continue to seek out ‘best in class’ partners when our clients’ needs demand a unique solution.”

“I am pleased to be joining the Equity Risk Partners team,” commented Ms. Sennett. “I was drawn to their professional, seamless approach to benefits and property/casualty insurance. Senior management is accessible to clients and knowledgeable service teams support accounts from start to finish. It is a unique model and I am looking forward to contributing.”