Bob Irvin Named President of Lockton’s San Francisco Office

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockton, the world's largest privately held, independent insurance broker, has named Bob Irvin as President of its San Francisco office. Adam McDonough will continue in his role as one of Lockton's top client executives, providing the company's teams with leadership as Executive Vice President, while growing his client portfolio.

Bob Irvin named President of Lockton's San Francisco office.

"Bob has been a huge part of our success in San Francisco and is committed to lead our Producer group in Northern California to maintain double-digit growth going forward," said Lenny Fodemski, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Lockton's Pacific operations. "I also want to thank Adam McDonough for his leadership and whose instrumental vision led to the successful integration of our San Francisco and SoCal offices to form our Pacific operations."

"This is a great opportunity and I am privileged to lead Lockton's San Francisco office through this exciting period of growth," said Irvin. "We have an outstanding group of Associates who will maintain the momentum of our recent success while providing our clients with the best risk management and employee benefit solutions."

Irvin has more than 10 years of experience providing multi-layered, strategic initiatives for private equity firms. He provides Property & Casualty and Employee Benefits advisory services to private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Irvin specializes in delivering unique products to facilitate M&A transactions and bridging relationship between insurance companies and private equity firms.

Irvin had served in Executive and Senior Vice President roles at Lockton. He was previously a Senior Vice President with Marsh prior to positions at Financial Engines and the U.S. House of Representatives. Irvin is a graduate of the University of Southern California and received his MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Ariz.

He can be contacted at Lockton's San Francisco office at (415) 568-4000, located at Two Embarcadero Center, 17^th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111.

About Lockton
More than 5,300 professionals at Lockton provide 41,000 clients around the world with risk management, insurance, and employee benefits consulting services that improve their businesses. From its founding in 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, Lockton has attracted entrepreneurial professionals who have driven its growth to become the largest privately held, independent insurance broker in the world and 10^thlargest overall. Independent researcher Greenwich Associates has awarded Lockton its Service Excellence Award for risk management for large companies. For five consecutive years, Business Insurance magazine has recognized Lockton as a "Best Place to Work in Insurance." To see the latest insights from Lockton's experts, check Lockton Market Update.