iPipeline Announces Appointment of Kevin Kemmerer as Executive Vice President of Product Management

Key Role to Encompass Market Evaluation, Technology Assessments, and Strategic Product Roadmaps

EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iPipeline®, the leader in on-demand marketing, selling and processing solutions for the nation’s top insurance carriers, distributors and producers, today announced the appointment of Kevin Kemmerer as Executive Vice President of Product Management. Kevin will assume responsibilities for overall management of iPipeline’s product management group. Kevin previously worked as an Executive in Residence with Warburg Pincus, a leading Venture Capital and Private Equity firm.

“The iPipeline brand is synonymous with product innovation for the life insurance industry. iPipeline’s team has built out the most extensive marketing, selling and processing platform available today. This is a direct result of their industry knowledge, vision, and commitment to delivering business value to their customers”

“A significant part of Kevin’s role will focus on market evaluations, technology assessments, and developing and managing our strategic product roadmaps. His unique balance of business acumen and technology experience will have a major impact on taking iPipeline to the next level,” said Paul Melchiorre, President, iPipeline. “Innovation and business transformation characterize the iPipeline brand. We view this position as a key leadership role, and we are confident that Kevin will make substantial contributions to advancing the value we deliver to our customers.”

“The iPipeline brand is synonymous with product innovation for the life insurance industry. iPipeline’s team has built out the most extensive marketing, selling and processing platform available today. This is a direct result of their industry knowledge, vision, and commitment to delivering business value to their customers,” said Kevin Kemmerer, Executive Vice President, Product Management, iPipeline. “Transforming technologies are raising the bar in the highly competitive insurance landscape. I look forward to developing new, exciting products that address the constantly evolving needs of our customers and their agents.”

Prior to Warburg Pincus, Kevin served as a member of Safeguard Scientifics’ executive team as Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Technology Deal Team, where he was responsible for identifying and partnering with entrepreneurial companies in the software applications and technology services market.

Before Safeguard, Kevin was a Director with Kennet Venture Partners, where he sourced and managed software and technology-enabled services investments. He also served as a Principal at Broadview International, where he co-led the firm's Silicon Valley team focused on mergers and acquisitions in the software applications market. Earlier in his career, he was a Manager in Deloitte & Touche's Management Consulting practice and a Software Developer at Salomon Brothers.

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Vanderbilt University, and an MBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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About iPipeline

iPipeline leads its industry in providing the next-generation suite of sales distribution software to the insurance and financial services markets through its on-demand service. iPipeline's channel solutions for carriers, distributors, and producers automate activities for CRM, forms distribution and processing, quotes and illustrations, in Good Order e-Applications, agency management, data services, policy delivery and related services, enabling the insurance industry to market, sell, and process faster. iPipeline provides the process automation and seamless integration needed to make a sale by aggregating approximately 120 carriers, 1,200 distributors, and 400,000 financial professionals and advisors in a single, Web-based environment -- the iPipeline Customer Network. With headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, iPipeline has locations in Atlanta, Charlotte, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Tokyo, the UK, and Vancouver. Visit us at www.ipipeline.com.