Jeffrey T. Bowman will be named president and chief executiveofficer of Crawford & Company, the Atlanta-based claimsmanagement company, replacing Thomas W. Crawford, 64, who will benamed chairman of the board, the company said.

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Jesse Crawford, 58, the current chairman, will remain with thefirm as the chairman of the executive committee of the board ofdirectors, it was announced.

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The appointments are effective Jan. 1.

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Neither of the Crawford's are related, according to a regulatoryfiling.

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Mr. Bowman, 54, is currently chief operating officer ofCrawford's global property-casualty services unit. He joinedCrawford in 1990 after Crawford purchased a company he partlyowned.

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In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr.Bowman will receive a base salary of $700,000 and a performancebonus based on a corporate plan the company is stilldeveloping.

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He has served in a number of roles throughout his career withthe firm, moving from London to Atlanta in 1995 when he wasappointed vice president of international finance. He was appointedpresident of Crawford's international operations in 2001 and wasnamed to his current post in 2005.

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