Patriot Growth names CFO

Patriot Growth Insurance Services LLC said Wednesday it has named former Relation Insurance executive John Galaviz as chief financial officer.

Mr. Galaviz, who was most recently CFO of Relation Insurance,  will oversee the financial management of Patriot, including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, capital raising and strategic planning. He will also work closely with Patriot’s private-equity partners, a company statement said.

Mr. Galaviz will be based in Los Angeles in this newly created position and report to Matt Gardner, founder, chairman and CEO of Patriot, according to an email from a company spokeswoman.

Patriot was founded in 2019 and has more than 1,700 employees in 132 locations across 26 states, according to the statement.