Alliant Insurance Services has promoted Reshma Dalia to chief financial officer of Alliant Specialty Group, the company announced on Thursday.

Reshma Dalia

In her new role, Dalia will work with the management team on operational, financial and strategic growth initiatives for the recently formed Alliant Specialty Group. The group includes nine industry sectors: public entity, real estate, aviation, financial services, energy and marine, health care, agriculture, construction and environmental.

While Dalia worked in her previous position as senior vice president of operations and finance for the Construction Services Group, the operation grew from four offices with 100 employees in 2011 to 25 offices with 475 employees in 2016.

Dalia received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Emory University and a Master’s of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Based in Newport Beach, California, Alliant Insurance Services provides property and casualty, workers’ compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services.