ATLANTA, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Crawford &
Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB), the world's largest independent
provider of claims management solutions, has announced that
Glenn T. Gibson is leaving his role
as executive vice president for global strategy, projects and
development to become chief executive officer of a consulting
practice the Company is building in Canada.
"Glenn has made a number of important contributions to both
Crawford and the claims industry
during his 40 years in the business," said Jeffrey T. Bowman, president and chief executive
officer. "He has voluntarily stepped away from the position he has
held for four years to use his considerable experience to help us
grow a part of our business that we believe holds a great deal of
promise."
In this new role, Gibson will be responsible for further
developing Crawford's Canadian
consulting practice in the areas of technical loss adjusting,
arbitrations, strategic planning and enterprise risk management.
"Glenn has a unique skill set that combines technical knowledge
with skills in strategic planning and enterprise risk management,
and we expect him to leverage those abilities to provide the
Canadian market with a tremendous resource," Bowman said.
Gibson began his insurance career at Fireman's Fund Insurance
Company and later helped build Adjusters Canada into the largest
claims administration firm in Canada. He has held a number of executive
positions with Crawford since the
company purchased Adjusters Canada in 1998. He served at various
times as senior vice president of operations and chief executive
officer of Crawford Canada and then chief executive officer of the
Americas before assuming the global strategy role in January 2008.
Throughout his career, Gibson has shown a deep commitment to
continuing education and to sharing his knowledge with others. He
has written more than 180 articles and has delivered some 350
presentations to international audiences in North and South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
In 2011, he was recognized for his many accomplishments by the
Chartered Insurance Professionals' (CIP) Society in Canada, which honored him with the 2011
Established Leadership Award. The award recognizes individuals who
have shown exceptional leadership abilities and a strong commitment
to upholding the CIP Society's tenets of imparting knowledge and
instilling professionalism within the insurance industry.
Gibson holds a number of industry designations in addition to
CIP: Chartered Loss Adjuster (CLA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
and certifications in Canada and
the United States as a Certified
Fire and Explosives Investigator (CFEI, CFII-c).
About Crawford
Based in Atlanta, Ga.,
Crawford & Company 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