Ron Lockton has taken over as president and chief executive officer at Lockton Inc.
Ron Lockton succeeds Glenn Spencer, who recently resigned from the president and CEO posts at Lockton Inc. Spencer resigned for personal reasons, the company says.
David Lockton continues to be the chairman of Lockton Inc. David is the brother of Jack Lockton, who founded the Kansas City, Missouri-based company, and Ron Lockton is Jack Lockton’s son.
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Ron Lockton has been Lockton Inc.’s vice chairman for two years.
Ron Lockton has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas.
He started his insurance career as an underwriter at a property-casualty insurance unit of Aetna Inc.
He moved to Lockton Inc’s Kansas City property-casualty division in 1990. He served as the president of that division from 2006 until he became vice chairman.
Hub Names Human Resources Head
Amber Kennelly has taken over as chief human resources officer at Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based insurance broker.
Kennelly previously was vice president of compensation and benefits at Allstate Corp., which is based in Northbrook, Illinois.
She has also worked in the audit practice at Deloitte.
Kennelly has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in business from Duke University. She holds the Certified Public Accountant and Certified Compensation Professional professional designations.
Graham Moves to AXIO
Phil Graham has become a managing director in the insurance services division at New York-based AXIO Group L.L.C., a securities and insurance product distributor.
Graham previously was a partner and chief sales officer at Financial Independence Group Inc., a Cornelius, North Carolina-based life insurance and annuity product distributor.
Graham has a bachelor’s degree in business and applied communications from Appalachian State University.