On June 28, 2024, the Board of Directors of Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. unanimously approved a leadership succession plan to be implemented on October 1, 2024. Under the plan, Patrick G. Ryan, the Company?s Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman and Timothy W. Turner, President of Ryan Specialty and Chairman and CEO of Ryan Turner Specialty, will become Chief Executive Officer. The succession plan also includes the appointment of Jeremiah R. Bickham, Chief Financial Officer, as President, and Janice M. Hamilton, Chief Accounting Officer, as Chief Financial Officer.

As Executive Chairman, Mr. Ryan will continue to lead the Board of Directors and will remain an executive officer of the Company with supervisory responsibility over the strategic direction of the Company, taking an active role in building and leading its operations, providing day-to-day oversight to the new CEO, and performing such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. Mr. Ryan, age 87, has served as the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since its founding in 2010. Mr. Ryan is the Chairman of the Company's Executive Committee.

Prior to launching Ryan Specialty, Mr. Ryan founded Aon Corporation and served as its Chairman and/or CEO for 41 years. Timothy W. Turner, age 64, has served as the Company's President since March 2021, as the Chairman and CEO of RT Specialty since its founding in 2010, and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2012. Mr. Turner is a member of the Company's Executive Committee.

Prior to co-founding RT Specialty, Mr. Turner was with CRC Insurance Services, Inc. (?CRC?) for 10 years and was President of CRC at the time of his departure. Prior to CRC, Mr. Turner worked for the Crump Group and was named President of its Chicago office. Mr. Turner began his insurance career as a casualty broker with A.J. Renner & Associates in 1987.

Jeremiah R. Bickham, age 38, has served as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2021. He joined Ryan Specialty in 2011 and previously served as its Treasurer and Head of Corporate Development. Prior to joining Ryan Specialty, Mr. Bickham worked at KPMG, LLP as a research analyst and auditor from 2009 through 2011.

He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin, as well as a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University?s Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Bickham also is a Certified Public Accountant. Janice M. Hamilton, age 42, has served as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer since March 2021 and formerly as its Controller since 2018.

From 2008 to 2018, Ms. Hamilton was based in London serving in multiple positions. From 2016 to 2018 she was the Chief Financial Officer for AmTrust International, the non-U.S. and Lloyds operations of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. ("AmTrust"). From 2014 to 2016, Ms. Hamilton held the position of CFO of ANV Holdings BV ("ANV"), which was acquired by AmTrust, and prior to that was the Finance Director for Jubilee Group Holdings Limited, a prior subsidiary of Ryan Specialty, which was acquired by ANV.

Ms. Hamilton began her career with EY providing audit services to insurance sector companies like Aon. Ms. Hamilton received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Miami University in Ohio and a Masters of Science in Accounting from the University of Virginia. She also is a Certified Public Accountant.