Directors Investment Group elected five new members to its board of directors during its recent annual meeting: Mark Cypert, Stuart Ford, Sid Grant, Terry Groban and Tim Hoff.

Cypert is a second-generation funeral director and embalmer at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home in Snyder, Texas, which he co-owns with his father.

Ford has spent his career in the financial services business. He co-founded Coastal Securities, a Houston, Texas-based investment banking and brokerage firm, and remained there until its sale in 2017. He joined the investment banking firm Hilltop Securities in 2017.

Grant hails from Baird, Texas, and has spent the last 30-plus years in the investment/financial services area. He is currently president and CEO of Big Country Asset Management. Groban has more than 27 years of experience in financial roles within the insurance industry. She joined DIG as a senior accountant in 1997 and now serves as executive vice president and CFO, as well as secretary/treasurer.

Hoff is a licensed funeral director and certified funeral celebrant at Hoff Funeral & Cremation Service in Minnesota, which he co-owns with his wife. He is also a co-founder and longtime board chair for Healing Hearts Connection.

During the past year, four DIG board members – Allan Adams, Jack Cypert, Jerry Edwards and Darrell Rains – decided to retire after decades of service. They will serve as emeritus directors. dig.family