Association for Corporate Growth 101 adds board member

The Association for Corporate Growth 101 has elected Lars Rathje to its board of directors.

Rathje is employed with Lockton Cos., a privately held insurance brokerage and leader in innovative risk mitigation, according to the organization. Rathje is based in the Los Angeles office of Lockton, which is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

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“ACG continues to expand its services to growing midsize companies on the 101 corridor from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, with a mission to help companies grow through access to capital and mergers and acquisitions. We are pleased to welcome Lars to our board of directors,” said Ryan Bristol, managing director at JP Morgan and chairman of the ACG 101 board of directors.

Prior to joining Lockton, Rathje was vice president at SullivanCurtisMonroe, a privately held insurance broker focusing on the middle market based in Irvine. From 2012 to 2014, he was with United Agencies, focusing on personal lines and small business.

Rathje holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics with an emphasis in accounting degree and a minor in entrepreneurship through the technology management program at UC Santa Barbara.

ACG 101 is a not-for-profit organization serving communities on the 101 tech corridor from Los Angeles through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. It is one of 56 chapters around the world that form the international ACG organization, which focuses on corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions.