Hagerty hires new chief data officer

Classic car insurer Hagerty announced the expansion* of its senior leadership team with the hiring of industry veteran Russell Page as its chief data and information officer.

In this role, Page oversees Hagerty’s data and technology strategies and the safeguarding of customer profiles. He will lead several areas of Hagerty’s IT strategy including analytics and data science, cyber and information security, corporate systems, network and infrastructure management, and data and storage management.

In addition, he will translate Hagerty’s vision for insurance, media, marketplace and membership into a long-term data and infrastructure strategy. He will also develop, communicate and drive the enterprise data strategy, analytics and IT back-end enablement. A core function of his team will be to provide consistent access to high quality, trustworthy data, automated scaling of infrastructure and secure data access methods.

Prior to Hagerty, Page was a member of the General Motors Financial leadership team, serving as the Head of Strategy & Growth for OnStar Insurance. He was responsible for strategy formulation and management, including organizational planning, leading strategic initiatives, M&A, partnerships, transformation, enterprise data, B2B relationships, and overall portfolio management.

* A recent SEC filings highlights the departure of Kelly Smith who was the company’s chief digital and information officer and as I see it 1-1=0.