Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 23, 2001

James Riedman – Daniel Green Company (dagr)

JAMES R. RIEDMAN is Chairman & CEO of Daniel Green Company. He holds Master's degrees in Risk and Insurance, and Finance from the University of Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Before joining the firm in 1987, he developed his insurance skills as Director of Corporate Planning with Balboa Insurance Group and later as Senior Vice President of Transamerica Financial Systems & Concepts. Currently he is: President-Riedman Corporation; Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Daniel Green Company; Executive Vice President-Brown & Brown, Inc.; Director-Harris Interactive; and Director-MCC Foundation. His community affiliations include Director of St. Ann's Home, Former Director of YMCA of Greater Rochester and Advisory Board Member for the Boy Scouts. He is Former Development Chair for the NYS Special Olympics and currently serves as a fund raiser for numerous other charitable organizations. Profile
TWST: Would you begin by giving our readers a brief overview of Daniel

Green Company?

Mr. Riedman: The company has gone through a bit of a transformation, so

the company today is considerably