Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 9, 2002
PHILIP A. GARCIA serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer for Erie Insurance Group, a regional property-casualty and life
insurer based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. Garcia has been associated with
Erie Indemnity Company, the principal management company for the member
companies of the Erie Insurance Group, since 1981. He joined the company
as a Corporate Accountant, was promoted to Manager of Internal Audit in
1984, and in 1988 became Department Manager of Life Accounting for the
Erie Family Life Insurance Company. He was named an Assistant Vice
President in 1985 and a Vice President in 1988. In 1993, he was named
Senior Vice President and Controller for all ERIE companies and on
October 2, 1997, was named to his current position. Mr. Garcia earned a
Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Grove City College and became a CPA
in 1980. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the Financial Executives Institute. He serves on the
Boards of Hamot Health Foundation, Hamot Medical Center, Warner Theatre
Preservation Trust, Bayfront Eastside Task Force (BEST) and the Erie
Arts Council. Profile
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Mr. Garcia: Erie Indemnity Company is the attorney-in-fact for
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