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Crawford & Company
Crawford & Company
07/23/2012 | Press release
Emanuel Lauria Named EVP, Global Sales and Marketing, at Crawford
distributed by noodls on 07/23/2012 11:05
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release
Emanuel Lauria Named EVP, Global Sales and Marketing, at Crawford
ATLANTA (July 23, 2012) - Emanuel V. Lauria has joined
Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB), the world's largest
independent provider of claims management
solutions, to serve in the newly created position of
executive vice president of sales and marketing for the
global organization.
In this role, Lauria is responsible for driving Crawford's
sales and marketing initiatives around the world to support
the business's continuing growth and diversification of
services. He will oversee the development of the Company's
strategic sales and marketing plan and lead and manage sales,
marketing communications and branding. He also will direct
product development, including the rollout of new products
and services.
Lauria, who is based in Atlanta, reports to President and
Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey T. Bowman and is a member of
Crawford's Global Executive Management team. Crawford's sales
and marketing resources in its U.S. and international
property and casualty operations, Global Markets team, Risk
Sciences Group and Broadspire report to Lauria.
"An important part of Crawford's strategy for growth is
taking full advantage of our capabilities around the world on
behalf of clients and potential clients," Bowman said.
"Coordinating strategies among our businesses to make the
most of sales and marketing initiatives is key. With his 35
years of experience and accomplishment in the insurance
industry, Manny is the right leader to help us realize our
organization's potential and reach our sales goals."
As a managing director of Wells Fargo Insurance Services,
Lauria most recently served as chairman of Wells Fargo Risk
Management Solutions and was general manager of the company's
Atlanta office. He previously served as global risk services
director of the Eastern U.S. region and was a member of the
corporate team that directed the integration of the Wachovia
Insurances Services acquisition in 2009.
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Previously, Lauria held a wide variety of positions at Marsh
Inc., the global insurance broker and provider of risk
management services, during 22 years with the organization.
He last served as G5 global business leader, creating,
implementing and operating a global advice, transaction and
service platform for more than 120 of the firm's largest and
most complex multinational clients.
In that role, he developed numerous innovations, including
global economic modeling, a client strategic business
planning process and service improvements such as global
benchmarking. He was appointed to the Marsh global leadership
team and the executive committee for the Americas region.
Lauria began his tenure at Marsh as a risk management team
and practice leader in a variety of disciplines before
serving for 11 years as general manager of operations in the
southeastern United States. His region was a leader in new
business production, client retention, net operating income
growth and profit margin.
A graduate of Villanova University, Villanova, Pa., with a
bachelor's degree in economics, Lauria started his career as
an underwriter, underwriting manager and casualty product
line manager with several insurers before joining Marsh. He
is a candidate for an executive doctorate in business at
Georgia State University, for which he also is a member of
the board of trustees of the Risk Management Foundation.
Lauria, a longtime Atlanta-area resident, has been active on
a number of other local boards, including those of the
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. He also served as vice
chairman and on the executive cabinet of the United Way of
Metro Atlanta, chairman of the Downtown Atlanta Campaign for
the March of Dimes, and president of the parent board for
Crossroads Christian School.
About Crawford
Based in Atlanta, Ga., Crawford & Companyis 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 SolutionsSM offers
comprehensive, integrated claims services,
businessprocess outsourcing and
consultingservices for major product lines
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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.
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For more information or a photo of Emanuel Lauria, please contact:
Stephanie Zercher, PR director
404.300.1908 (office)
954.401.0230 (cell)
stephanie_zercher@us.crawco.com
