VALERIE DEMELL

Valerie DeMell of MarshBerry is part of the Insurance Business America Elite Women in Insurance 2017.

VALERIE DEMELL
http://www.marshberry.com/
Executive vice president
MarshBerry

Valerie DeMell started with MarshBerry in 1987 as a finance analyst. During her first 10 years with the company, she advanced through the organization and was responsible for managing, hiring and developing the company’s consulting staff members, including the company’s current chairman and CEO, John M. Welper.

“It was her leadership, pursuit of excellence, tireless dedication to our clients, mentorship and problem-solving creativity that formed me and put me on the path to eventually become the chairman and CEO of Marsh, Berry & Company,” Welper says. “We think of Val as the backbone of MarshBerry; she has provided the strength and stability to propel our firm to our global market-leading position.”

As executive vice president, DeMell heads the company’s consulting and merger & acquisition services. “It is my belief that Valerie has been involved in more insurance merger & acquisition activity than any other person in the country, man or woman,” Welper says. “Her technical proficiency, financial creativity and collaborative problem-solving skills are unrivaled.”

In addition, DeMell is a member of the executive management team and serves as secretary on the board of directors and as an OSJ supervisory principal for MarshBerry Capital, MarshBerry’s affiliated FINRA-registered broker/dealer.

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