Kelly Drouillard Joins Oak Street Funding to Focus on Large Insurance Loans


INDIANAPOLIS, IN--(Marketwire - May 22, 2012) - In a move to further strengthen its position for growth, Oak Street Funding (www.oakstreetfunding.com) has hired Kelly Drouillard as director of strategic markets. In this new role, Drouillard will focus on building strategic partnerships to structure larger, more complex insurance loans.

Drouillard has more than 25 years of experience in finance, operations, commercial lending and strategic development in the insurance industry. Previously, she owned her own consulting and professional services company that specialized in structuring capital transactions in the insurance industry and consulted on hundreds of insurance agency acquisitions.

"Providing insurance agency funding is a niche service and there aren't a lot of professionals who know the business," commented Rick Dennen, CEO of Oak Street Funding. "Kelly is one of only a few people in the country who truly have expertise and grasp the intricacies of the insurance industry. We look forward to furthering our capabilities to enhance insurance agency value with her on our team."

A graduate of Kansas State University, Drouillard earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting. She holds CPCU and CPA designations and is a licensed property and casualty agent and surplus lines agent in more than 40 states.

About Oak Street Funding
The Carmel, Ind.-based Oak Street Funding (www.oakstreetfunding.com) is a family of diversified financial services companies that offers commission-based commercial financing exclusively for insurance professionals and third-party loan servicing for financial institutions. Oak Street Funding utilizes industry knowledge, proprietary technology and passion to deliver top-quality service and capital products to insurance and finance professionals nationwide.

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