ALKEME has announced the appointment of Scott Salandi (pictured above) as the new senior vice president, director of surety.
Salandi brings over three decades of experience in the surety industry, including significant expertise in both domestic and international markets. His recent role involved growing a profitable construction surety portfolio in the Southern California marketplace.
In his new position at ALKEME, Salandi will establish a national surety practice to service the surety bond needs of the company. His responsibilities will include underwriting, marketing, and placing surety bond business.
Additionally, ALKEME said that he will provide strategic surety guidance to clients and executive leadership to the national practice, aiming to maximize long-term growth plans.
“We are thrilled to welcome Scott to the ALKEME team,” ALKEME CEO Curtis Barton said. “His extensive experience in the surety industry and strong reputation in the marketplace will be extremely valuable to our producers and construction clients with surety needs. We are confident that Scott will play a pivotal role in driving our continued success in the surety sector.”
“I look forward to working with the talented team at ALKEME to develop and implement a national surety practice that will add value to the existing client relationships and expand into new surety markets,” Salandi said. “Together, we will achieve our long-term growth objectives and create significant value for our stakeholders.”
ALKEME is a full-service insurance agency offering a range of commercial and personal insurance, employee and executive benefits, retirement, and wealth management services. Since its founding in 2020, ALKEME has completed over 40 acquisitions and serves customers from more than 35 locations across 16 states.
Earlier this month, the brokerage also welcomed Troy Chakarun as its new chief growth officer.
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