Joe Kohmann

Joe assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer in October 2024. In this role, Joe is responsible for enterprise underwriting, risk management, finance, actuarial, and corporate strategy. Prior to this role, Joe served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Westfield since 2011. Joe serves on the board of Westfield Specialty Ltd. and is an ex-officio board member of Westfield Bank and Westfield Specialty Managing Agency.

Joe joined Westfield in 2000 as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Westfield Bank, a subsidiary of Westfield. Prior to joining Westfield, Joe was the Chief Financial Officer of a privately held company based in NE Ohio, Ohio after beginning his career as an auditor in the Cleveland Office of Ernst & Young LLP.

Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University and graduated from the University of Chicago Booth’s Advanced Management Program in 2012. Joe is a licensed CPA in the State of Ohio (inactive) and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Joe currently serves on the board executive committee of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, the American Cancer Society Board of Ambassadors, the EY Northeast Ohio Alumni Council and is the President of the Highland Athletic Facilities Association. He is past President of the Medina County Economic Development Corporation and past Chair of APCIA’s Federal Regulation and Global Convergence Committee. Joe is a 2015 graduate of Leadership Cleveland and a 2006 graduate of Leadership Medina County.

Joe resides in Sharon Township, Ohio with his wife Calli. They have four adult children.