Angela Williams has been named Partner & Chief Brand Officer of the Traverse City, Michigan-based national broker. Most recently, Williams was the Chief Marketing Officer at Donnelley Financial Solutions in New York. Previously, she served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Hub International, where she led the digital transformation of the brand.
Additionally, Emma Riza has been named Principal & Chief Development Officer. Riza joins Highstreet after previously serving as Vice President of Corporate Development at CNA Financial. While at CNA she was responsible for enterprise-level strategy, as well as financial reporting to the Board of Directors.
“Both Angela and Emma’s ability to help build the strategic direction of Highstreet make them the ideal fit,” said Scott Wick, Highstreet’s Chief Executive Officer, “their backgrounds and experience is what we need to continue delivering a leading-edge experience for our agency partners and their clients.”
Kevin Smith’s promotion to Principal & Chief Information Officer comes after starting as Principal & Information Technology Leader in January 2021. Prior, Smith served as a Managing Director at Arete Advisors and Corporate Director of Information Technology at Acrisure.
The appointments are the latest in a string of corporate developments as Highstreet continues to build out its leadership team and strategies to support the national growth. Highstreet has completed 48 acquisitions in 15 states from August 2018 to August 2021.
