ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Crawford &
Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB), the world's largest independent
provider of claims management solutions, has named Robert O'Brien
vice president of account management for its U.S. Property &
Casualty business.
In this role, O'Brien will lead the business unit's national and
regional account management teams. He has more than 30 years of
experience in sales, technology, insurance and management, and his
sales development programs have helped companies grow through a
unified approach leveraging client relationships, sales, technology
and training.
O'Brien has held senior sales leadership and director-level
positions at Willis, HRH, Hobbs Group, ExecuTrain, Lotus
Development and Tektronix. Most recently, has was principal at OSP
LLC, a sales and marketing consulting firm.
O'Brien serves on the board of directors of the Herring
Foundation of Hope, which he helped create 13 years ago, and on the
advisory board of iM@ interactive MOBILE @advertising. He graduated
from Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn., with a bachelor of science
degree in marketing.
About Crawford
Based in Atlanta, Ga., Crawford
& Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) is the world's largest
independent provider of claims management solutions to the risk
management and insurance industry as well as self-insured entities,
with an expansive global network serving clients in more than 70
countries. The Crawford System of Claims Solutions(SM) offers
comprehensive, integrated claims services, business process
outsourcing and consulting services for major product lines
including property and casualty claims management, workers
compensation claims and medical management, and legal settlement
administration. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE under
the symbols CRDA and CRDB.
SOURCE Crawford & Company