Executive Officers

Richard F. (“Gordy”) Bunch III is an entrepreneur who founded TWFG in 2001. Mr. Bunch has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TWFG since its inception. Mr. Bunch has over 28 years of industry experience. Prior to founding TWFG, Mr. Bunch worked in the insurance industry as a Manager, Financial Services at Prudential, Associate General Agent at American National and Agent at Texas Farm Bureau. Mr. Bunch holds multiple professional licenses, including L&H, Property & Casualty, Managing General Agent, Surplus Lines Agent and Lloyds Cover Holder. Mr. Bunch previously held FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, 63 and 65 licenses. Mr. Bunch also served in the United States Coast Guard as Petty Officer 3rd Class with a focus on logistics, accounting, U.S. General Services Administration contracting and law enforcement. During his time in service, Mr. Bunch embarked on several deployments, including the Hurricane Andrew Emergency Response Team, Human Trafficking & Drug interdiction, and Search & Rescue. He currently serves as the Capital Campaign Chair for the Future National Coast Guard Museum. Mr. Bunch also served on The Woodlands Township Board of Directors from 2012 to 2022, including as the elected Chairman from 2016 to 2022. Mr. Bunch was named the 2015 Ernst & Young Products & Services Entrepreneur of the Year for the Gulf Coast Region. We believe that Mr. Bunch’s extensive industry and leadership experience and his insight into our business as our founder and Chief Executive Officer make him a valuable member of our board of directors.

Katherine C. Nolan has served as our Chief Operating Officer since 2009. Prior to joining TWFG, Ms. Nolan was President of Affirmative Retail Inc., Executive Vice President of Planning and Integration for Affirmative Insurance Holdings and Senior Vice President of Operations at Bristol West Insurance Company. Ms. Nolan earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from Kent University and Master of Business Administration from John Carroll University.

Charles Alexander Bunch has served as our Chief Creative and Marketing Officer since 2015. Mr. Bunch has over 20 years of experience in marketing and advertising. Prior to joining TWFG, Mr. Bunch was the Chief Creative Officer for Slingshot Advertising from 2000 until 2006. He then served as the Senior Vice President Creative Director of the Martin Agency – Advertising from 2006 to 2009. In 2009, Mr. Bunch became the Executive Vice President Global Branding Director for EF Education First International until he joined TWFG in 2015.

Janice E. Zwinggi has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2019. Prior to joining TWFG, Ms. Zwinggi was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Hudson Insurance Group from 2018 to 2019. Ms. Zwinggi was the Vice President and Controller of Argo Group International Holdings from 2007 to 2018. She was the Controller at Texas General Agency, Inc. Managing General Agency from 1987 to 1995 and then served as their Chief Financial Officer from 1995 to 2007. Ms. Zwinggi earned her Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting from Texas State University and she has an Executive Leadership Certification from Harvard Business School. She is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Julie E. Benes has served as our General Counsel and Secretary since 2019. Prior to joining TWFG, Mrs. Benes practiced law at O’Donnell Ferebee & Frazer, P.C. from 2015 to 2019, where she represented TWFG as outside counsel and other businesses in commercial litigation and general corporate matters before joining TWFG. Prior to that, Mrs. Benes represented various companies and individuals in complex litigation matters. Mrs. Benes served on the Board of Klein Independent School District and as a member of the Literacy and Teach Texas committees of the Houston Bar Association of Lawyers. Mrs. Benes earned her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from Boston University and her Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Mrs. Benes is a licensed attorney in Texas since 2015 and in Illinois since 2004.