Walnut Creek, Calif., 15 September 2015 – Ascension Insurance Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Ascension Insurance, Inc., today announced a series of senior management changes, which took effect September 1, 2015. The changes are designed to reflect the company’s continued evolution and to support accelerated growth.

Edward Nathan Page, who was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, has been promoted to President. Ed, who joined Ascension in 2013, has more than 2 decades of experience driving performance improvement for companies in operations, finance, strategy, and organizational development. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from M.I.T, a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Stanford University.

Jamie Linden, who has been Vice President of Finance and Western Region Chief Financial Officer at Ascension since 2013, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Jamie has spent his career advising leaders on how to identify opportunities to increase revenues and reduce costs. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Joe Tatum, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since 2011, remarked, “From day one, Ed did a magnificent job of raising the bar at Ascension by leading the executive team’s collaborative efforts, in addition to overseeing the critical day-to-day functions of the organization. The title is now official, but Ed has long been my right-hand, and I’m very grateful to him for being the leader and partner that he has been. As President, he will only strengthen our entire organization with his wisdom and sure-handedness. I know he’ll do an outstanding job taking Ascension’s industry leadership to the next level.”

Ed Page remarked, “I am excited to continue my partnership with Joe and look forward to working with the rest of our team as we continue the tremendous progress that we have made in building Ascension into a truly great place for both our clients and our colleagues. It’s amazing what we have accomplished in such a short period of time, but we are relentless in our pursuit of greatness. As for Jamie, he has consistently stepped up and gone above and beyond to provide invaluable financial and operational insight, analysis and support–not just for Ascension’s Western Region, but for all of our business unit leaders and senior management. He’s an extraordinarily talented individual and we are thrilled to formally recognize his significant contributions.”

Joe Tatum added: “It has always been our priority to build a platform for growth and further expansion, and these promotions achieve that goal. Both Ed and Jamie are talented and accomplished executives. Together, we will strive to take our company to even greater levels of growth and opportunity at a time of dynamic change in our industry. Most importantly, we each look forward to continuing to work with the rest of the leadership team–and all of the talented colleagues that make up our business–as we steer Ascension into what we believe is an extremely bright future.”

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About Ascension Insurance, Inc.
Ascension Insurance, Inc. is a premier insurance agency that offers superior risk management and benefits consulting services. It has more than 400 employees in 31 locations nationwide. Ascension is a privately held corporation; together with its private equity partners, Parthenon Capital and Century Capital Management, the company expects to double its revenue by 2018.