MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 16, 2007 — John Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates, announced the recent addition of Ms. Seleste McKenzie as a Senior Client Account Manager, Employee Benefits Department for the Mountain View, CA-based insurance intermediary and broker.
"The exponential growth of our Employee Benefits Department has required that we add seasoned, experienced and capable Senior Client Account Managers to the already very capable team who maintain responsibilities for participant and client servicing the addition", said Miller. He continued, "Ms. McKenzie brings to Lawson-Hawks and its Employee Benefits clients a wealth of experience in the public entity and Joint Power Authorities arenas with over seven years of dedicated client servicing including installation and orientation of new Employee Benefit plans, contract and plan changes, facilitating and coordinating open enrollments and providing consistent top-caliber servicing to both clients and plan participants alike. She has tremendous experience in the field, having collaborated with over fifty public entities and collective bargaining groups."
Adds Miller, "Seleste conducts herself in a professional and enthusiastic manner. Clients appreciate her knowledge, experience and attitude. Her organizational skills and her absolute fixation about 'client-first' assistance permit our customers to approach the sometimes daunting world of Employee Benefits with comfort and confidence."
Ms. McKenzie resides in San Jose, CA with her daughter. She enjoys sports, particularly the San Francisco 49ers, dancing and traveling. Consistent with her nature, she gives much of her free time as a volunteer to assist the less fortunate in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. McKenzie said of her new role at Lawson-Hawks, "I couldn't be more pleased with this career move. I'll get to continue my client consulting and servicing responsibilities in an environment where client satisfaction governs the business model."
About Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates
Founded in 1937, Lawson-Hawks is a national independent insurance brokerage representing many diverse insurance carriers and underwriting facilitators and providing risk management, commercial and personal lines insurance, association programs, specialty programs for hospitals and the healthcare industry, retirement planning and employee benefits to over fifty thousand global clients. Lawson-Hawks (http://www.lawson-hawks.com) currently maintains regional offices in Mountain View, Sacramento, San Francisco, Monterey and Los Angeles.
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