H.W. Kaufman Group promotes North American executives

H.W. Kaufman Group and Burns & Wilcox have promoted numerous executives across the group’s operations in North America.

The executive leadership promotions were announced during the annual 2017 Kaufman Leadership Meeting. Twenty-two (22) insurance experts across 15 locations in Canada and the US were promoted during the event.

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The promotions announced during the dinner event include:

• Matthew O. Brady was promoted from Vice President, Regional Product Director to Vice President, Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Dallas/Ft. Worth
• Taylor J. Smith was promoted from Director, Corporate Development to Associate Vice President, Corporate Development, H.W. Kaufman Group (Detroit/Farmington Hills, Mich.)
• Rebecca L. Roberts was promoted from Managing Director to Associate Vice President and Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Indianapolis)
• Matthew Swaby was promoted from Associate Managing Director to Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Philadelphia)
• Stacy M. Bandy was promoted from Associate Managing Director to Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox Brokerage (San Francisco)
• Berri M. Willis was promoted from Underwriting Director, Commercial Insurance to Regional Underwriting Director, Commercial Insurance, Burns & Wilcox (Morehead City, N.C.)
• Kip Ulmer was promoted from Underwriting Manager to Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (New Orleans)
• Richard E. Strattan was promoted from Product Manager to Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Houston)
• Bryant Steele was promoted from Manager, Commercial Insurance to Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Chicago, Ill. and Milwaukee, Wis.)
• Adrian Smith was promoted from Senior Broker to Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox Brokerage (Chicago)
• Nick M. Freeman was promoted from Broker to Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox Brokerage (Dallas)
• Dennis A. Fox was promoted from Broker to Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox Brokerage (Los Angeles) 
• Lindsay C. Doyle was promoted from Underwriting Manager to Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Houston)
• D. Carson was promoted from Product Director to Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox (Dallas/Ft. Worth)
• William R. Briscoe was promoted from Senior Underwriter to Associate Managing Director (Birmingham, Ala. and Oxford, Miss.) 
• Kelly E. Viviano was promoted from Senior Manager, Marketing to Director, Corporate Communications, Marketing, H.W. Kaufman Group (Detroit/Farmington Hills, Mich.)
• Justin P. Sadaphal was promoted from Manager, Operations & Sales to Director, Operations, Burns & Wilcox Canada (Toronto)
• Cain Webber was promoted from Underwriter, Commercial Insurance to Underwriting Manager, Commercial Insurance, Burns & Wilcox (New Orleans)
• Michael J. Muglia was promoted from Senior Underwriter, Professional Liability to Underwriting Manager, Professional Liability, Center of Excellence, Burns & Wilcox (Detroit/Farmington Hills, Mich.)
• Brandon R. Hunter was promoted from Senior Underwriter, Commercial Insurance to Underwriting Manager, Commercial Insurance, Burns & Wilcox (Indianapolis)
• Tom Carvalho was promoted from Underwriter, Personal Insurance, Burns & Wilcox (San Francisco) to Senior Underwriter, Burns & Wilcox (San Francisco) and Underwriting Manager, Burns & Wilcox (San Diego)
• Albert Reed was promoted from Underwriter, Personal Insurance to Senior Underwriter, Personal Insurance, Burns & Wilcox (San Francisco)

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