Crawford & Company names Dr. Andries Willemse to Lead Global
Technical Services
ATLANTA, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Crawford &
Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB), the world's largest independent
provider of claims management solutions, has announced that
effective January 1, 2013, Dr.
Andries Willemse, senior vice
president, Global Technical Services (GTS®) will assume
the leadership role of GTS.
Major and complex loss is a critical component in the growth
plans for the Property & Casualty businesses within Crawford
& Company, and this is reflected in the appointment of Willemse
as the full- time leader for GTS.
In his new position Willemse will chair the GTS Executive
Council which has responsibility for the delivery of the Global
Technical Services strategic plan. He is based in Crawford's Atlanta headquarters.
"I'm very grateful to Mike Reeves
for leading GTS's strong global growth and success for the past
five years, and he will continue to support Andries as a member of
the GTS Executive Council," commented Jeffrey T. Bowman, Crawford & Company's
president and chief executive officer.
Willemse has been with Crawford
for almost 15 years, and as a registered financial accountant he
worked within the commercial and development banking sectors as
well as consulting and legal environments prior to joining the
insurance industry. Willemse is a member of the GTS Executive
Council, the Global Markets management team and serves on Crawford
& Company's Global Senior Management team.
Willemse started with Crawford South Africa in 1998 as a senior
adjuster dealing with property, business interruption and fidelity
guarantee losses and was appointed as the country manager for
South Africa in 2004. This
responsibility extended to Sub-Sahara Africa and included
Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar and Reunion. In 2007 Willemse relocated to the
U.K. to serve in a global compliance function and then moved to the
U.S. in 2008 where he was initially involved with project
management for Crawford's U.S.
Property & Casualty business.
Willemse holds several accounting and financial qualifications
and his graduate education includes master's and doctorate degrees
in business administration.
About GTS
GTS is Crawford's definitive solution for large,
complex claims, providing the highest level of world-class talent
in the industry's largest network to strategically manage losses
around the globe. With nearly 500 of the world's most experienced
senior adjusters and industry specialists operating from 144
locations worldwide, GTS assists all major stakeholders with
strategic loss management during significant claims.
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 SolutionsSM
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