LandAmerica Names Two Senior Vice Presidents in Marketing Resources

March 21, 2006

RICHMOND, Va., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: LFG) announced the following appointments: the strategic development and implementation of the company's corporate pricing policies and provides support to the company's state and regional operations and affiliates in pricing evaluations and actions.

Wright has 30 years of experience in the financial services industry and joins LandAmerica from SunTrust Bank, where he served as Senior Vice President and Manager of Pricing, Product Management and Development. He received his bachelor of arts degree with majors in economics and Spanish from North Carolina Wesleyan College and completed graduate studies at George Washington University and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Kevin P. Young has been promoted to Senior Vice President - Marketing Operations. Young supervises the strategic development and implementation of the company's diverse range of marketing initiatives, including "Go-to-Market" Plans, the Thought Leadership Program and the Customer Satisfaction Program. Young has 25 years of experience in marketing, including management positions with IBM Corporation and Unisys Corporation, and has been serving LandAmerica as Vice President - Marketing Operations. He received his master of arts degree in organizational communications from Fordham University and his bachelor of arts degree in journalism and English literature from Iona College. He is active in the Mentoring Program of the American Marketing Association's Washington, D.C., Chapter.

Both Wright and Young are based in Richmond, Virginia.

"Bruce and Kevin have the experience required to assist our marketing partners across our customer channels and regions in producing results and growing market share," said William Thornton, Executive Vice President - Marketing Resources. "Their leadership will help establish the LandAmerica brand in the minds of our customers as being synonymous with superior service."

Source: LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.


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