Rene Tettleton Eslinger
VP, Chief Revenue Officer

Rene Tettleton Eslinger is Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at Missouri Employers Mutual. In this role, she leads the planning and execution of business development strategies, including prospecting new accounts, growing existing accounts, and building agency relationships.  

Tettleton Eslinger is an accomplished and results-driven leader with a strong insurance background that includes management positions in both sales and underwriting. She has provided leadership, vision, and strategy to business development and sales programs as MEM’s Director of Sales since 2013. She was promoted to Vice President in 2016 and supports the organization’s long-term strategic business plan by growing target business opportunities in a balanced and efficient manner.  

Prior to MEM, Tettleton Eslinger served as Field Sales Director for Fireman’s Fund Insurance in Alpharetta, GA. She worked with both agents and employees to grow profitable business and focus on exceeding customer needs. She also worked as Assistant Vice President and Regional Underwriting Manager at Zurich Insurance.  

Tettleton Eslinger earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Louisiana Tech University. She completed her certificate in General Insurance through the Insurance Institute of America, the Executive Scholars program in Leadership at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and is a Registered Workers’ Compensation Specialist. She has also earned her Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation. She volunteers for organizations including the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri and the Columbia Humane Society.