Wells Fargo Insurance has named Stefani Tygar Barnes as head of its personal insurance segment.
Ms. Barnes will lead a team dedicated to providing auto, home, renters, life, health, and umbrella insurance products to consumers. Based in Minneapolis, she will report to Laurie Nordquist, head of the company's personal and small business insurance (“PSBI”) division.
“Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. This represents a tremendous opportunity for our insurance business to work with more of our customers and help them protect what they value most,” said Ms. Nordquist. “Stefani's longstanding history with Wells Fargo, her demonstrated leadership and commitment to excellent customer service will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen the PSBI business.”
Ms. Barnes was recently senior vice president and relationship manager for Wells Fargo's wealth, brokerage, and retirement cross-sell team. She has held various leadership roles with the Wells Fargo's retirement division, including overseeing the call center, building a small business retirement product and service team, and managing multiple client service groups.
Ms. Barnes also is a former consultant with Deloitte Consulting, where she was focused on business strategy and operational improvements in the human capital, retirement services provider practice.
Victoria Spears
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