Dennis Chookaszian Joins Leapfrog Online Board of Directors

June 09, 2010 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
Evanston, IL-June, 2010-Leapfrog Online (www.leapfrogonline.com) announced today that Dennis Chookaszian has been elected to Leapfrog Online's Board of Directors.

"We're thrilled to have Dennis as a member of Leapfrog Online's board," said Scott Epskamp, Leapfrog Online's President and Co-Founder. "Dennis' addition provides the company with a broad and deep set of knowledge, advice and leadership. Dennis is an extremely accomplished individual, with extensive experience in the insurance and education industries, two industries in which Leapfrog Online is currently expanding its client base and solution set. We look forward to benefitting from Dennis' insights and expertise in those industries and beyond."

Mr. Chookaszian is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Insurance Companies where he served as their chairman and chief executive officer from 1992 until 1999. He also served as chairman of the executive committee of CNA from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Chookaszian joined CNA in 1975 and served as chief financial officer until 1990 when he was named president.

Mr. Chookaszian is currently the chairman of FASAC (Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council) which provides guidance to the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) on accounting matters. He is also a member of the FCAG (Financial Crisis Advisory Group) which is the international commission that was created to develop recommendations to solve the financial reporting problems associated with the current economic problems.

During his career, Mr. Chookaszian has served as a director on the boards of ten publicly traded corporations. He is currently a director of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the world's largest derivatives exchange, Career Education, a private post secondary education provider, LoopNet, an internet based commercial real estate listing service, InsWeb, an internet based insurance purchasing service, and MacDonald Dettwiler, an information services company.

Mr. Chookaszian is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and teaches courses in Corporate Governance. He also teaches a course in International Corporate Governance at Cheung Kong University in Beijing, China, and at IIPM in Delhi, India.

He is also a trustee of Northwestern University, a member of the advisory board of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a member of the advisory board of Kellogg Graduate School of Management. About Leapfrog Online:
Leapfrog Online ( www.leapfrogonline.com) works with Fortune 500 brands to build digital sales channels, generating new streams of profit for their brands. Leapfrog Online is fully invested in driving the growth of each Client's business with compensation derived from the profit or desired result we produce for our Clients. Founded in 1995 and based in Chicago, Leapfrog Online partners with leading brands in the Financial Services, Telecommunications, Automotive and Education industries.