TAFT NAMES INTERIM COMP BUREAU CHIEF

June 20, 2005

Republican Gov. Bob Taft announced the appointment of Tina Kielmeyer as the interim administrator of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and appointed a panel of top bureaucrats to review the bureau’s investment portfolio and find a permanent administrator. Previous administrator James Conrad resigned amid a scandal over $10 million in missing rare coins the bureau had purchased as an investment. Kielmeyer, a 23-year veteran of the BWC, has been serving as the bureau’s assistant administrator and chief operating officer since April 2004.

Prior to being named assistant administrator and COO, Kielmeyer served as chief of the BWC’s Injury Management Services Division and was instrumental in developing and implementing the BWC’s managed care Health Partnership Program. Kielmeyer has dedicated her career at BWC in the operational functions of workers’ compensation insurance and is a recognized industry expert in the areas of claims processing, injury management and risk management.

Taft also announced the creation of a management review team to assist interim administrator Kielmeyer with transition issues and to help manage a thorough review of the BWC’s investment portfolio. Taft charged Kielmeyer and the team to do the following and make an initial report to him within 45 days:

  • Complete a systematic review of the BWC investment portfolio, including a review of internal audit and control systems.
  • Contract, if necessary, with independent evaluators to assist with the investment review.
  • Assess BWC investment management and audit staffing.
  • Consult on these matters with the BWC Oversight Commission.
  • Cooperate fully with all ongoing investigations and audits.
  • The panel will also assist in the search for a permanent replacement for Conrad.
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