Hylant Group Announces New Director of Marketing and Business Intelligence Additions

TOLEDO, Ohio - December 5, 2005 Hylant Group welcomes two new additions to its team. Shane O’Neill joins Hylant Group as Director of Marketing and Zach Stewart in Business Intelligence.

Mr. O’Neill brings with him over 12 years of creative and marketing experience managing a variety of clients in both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining Hylant Group, Mr. O’Neill served as Creative Director for Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit / Vision Advertising. While employed with Goodwill Mr. O’Neill was responsible for initiating state-wide branding polices and procedures and developed all advertising and marketing collateral, as well as other marketing initiatives. Mr. O’Neill was also Creative Director for CI/Sarmiento Advertising and Design and was responsible for the daily operations of the creative department.

As Director of Marketing, Mr. O’Neill will be responsible for the advertising and branding of the agency, as well as other strategic marketing initiatives. He graduated from the Ohio University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising & Design.

Mr. Stewart’s previous experience includes Videographer positions at Fox Toledo News, Time Warner Sports and Buckeye Cable Sports Network. He has also worked on promotional materials and sales efforts for local radio stations. In addition, Mr. Stewart has had previous summer internships working in the Systems Department at Hylant Group.

Within Business Intelligence Mr. Stewart will be providing assistance that includes database and application technologies, as well as analysis practices. He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication in Telecommunications.

Hylant Group is a 70-year old, privately held insurance agency offering complete risk management services, employee benefits, loss control engineering, 401(k) services, financial services, health care management, and insurance for businesses and individuals around the world. In addition to the corporate headquarters in Toledo, OH, the firm has offices in Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Troy and Ann Arbor, Michigan; as well as Indianapolis, Bloomington and Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Hylant is also a member of the Worldwide Broker Network. Hylant Group is currently ranked by the Hales Report as the 7th largest privately held broker in the nation.