# Sharon Cooper

> Sharon Cooper is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of EMC Insurance Companies, the Des Moines property-casualty carrier founded in 1911. She started her career as a broadcast reporter, anchor and producer, then spent more than two decades turning that instinct for a clear story into corporate strategy - at Allstate, Selective Insurance, Munich Re, her own consultancy CCA Communications, and, since 2021, EMC. She holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation, a rare credential for a marketer, and oversees marketing, advertising, branding and public relations for a company of roughly 2,400 employees.

- **Role:** Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at EMC Insurance Companies
- **Organizations:** EMC Insurance Companies, CCA Communications, Munich Re, Selective Insurance Group, Allstate Corporation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Arts, Strategic Communications and Leadership, Seton Hall University, Bachelor of Arts, Broadcast Journalism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- **Known for:** Named Chief Marketing Officer of EMC Insurance Companies in 2021, Earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation as a marketing leader, Led global business communications at Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Works as a news reporter, anchor and producer in broadcast journalism
- **1990s** — Serves as Director of Media Relations at Allstate Corporation
- **2000** — Joins Selective Insurance Group as Vice President and Director of Corporate Communication
- **2003** — Promoted to Senior Vice President and Director of Corporate Communication at Selective Insurance Group
- **—** — Serves as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer at Selective Insurance Group
- **—** — Serves as Global Head of Business Communications at Munich Re
- **—** — Founds and runs CCA Communications, consulting on business and crisis communication strategy
- **2021** — Named Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of EMC Insurance Companies (announced July 20, 2021)

## Achievements

- Named Chief Marketing Officer of EMC Insurance Companies in 2021
- Earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation as a marketing leader
- Led global business communications at Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers
- Rose to Senior Vice President and Director of Corporate Communication at Selective Insurance Group
- Built an independent consultancy, CCA Communications, focused on business and crisis communication

## Latest updates

- **2021-07** — Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at EMC Insurance Companies.

## Links

- Website: https://emcinsurance.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonrosecooper/

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