john w. hayden

Board of Directors
Hauser Capital Partners LLC

John Hayden retired from the Midland Company (NASDAQ “MLAN”) in October, 2010 after nearly 30 years of service, the last 13 as the company’s President & CEO.  He held the same positions in the Company’s wholly-owned specialty property/casualty insurance company, American Modern Insurance Group.

Mr. Hayden began his insurance career at Midland in underwriting, moved on to product design and pricing, then into sales and eventually sales management on his way to becoming the company’s chief executive.  Midland achieved unprecedented success under Mr. Hayden’s leadership.  The company’s market capitalization grew from $180 million to $1.35 billion, a compound annual rate of 22%.  The company’s revenues expanded from $375 million to nearly $1 billion, its assets grew from $760 million to $1.7 billion and its pretax profits grew from $35 million to $120 million. 

Mr. Hayden began his career with Midland after completing his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and upon receiving his MBA from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.  He was a scholarship athlete during his time at Northwestern, and a graduate assistant varsity football coach during his time at Miami.

In addition to his duties at CJH Consulting, Mr. Hayden serves on the Board of Directors fo the E.W.Scripps Company (NYSE “SSN”), the Board of Directors of Ohio National Financial Services, The Board of Directors of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Executive Committee of CincyTech USA in addition to a variety of community boards and committees.